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What makes a film score frightening? Expert explains the techniques that build tension and make us jump

By David Ireland, Associate Professor in Film Music Studies and Music Psychology, University of Leeds
Think of the scariest film you’ve ever seen. Beyond any blood-curdling screams or pounding heartbeats, there’s sure to be another sound that sticks in your memory – the score.

Perhaps that’s the shrieking strings of Psycho (1960), or the pulsing piano melody and ominous bass of the Halloween franchise (1971-2022). Maybe it’s the…The Conversation


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