ITL #27: What Makes Music Scary?
For this Halloween special, Chris and Sridhar ask: what makes music scary? They discuss "scary" associations with certain kinds of music, whether or not music can be intrinsically scary, classic scores for Alfred Hitchcock films, and Saint-Saëns' "Danse Macabre."
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Episode clips on Instagram @impolitelisten
Useful links:
Karl Richter - Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
German Brass - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Sideways - Why Pipe Organs Sound Scary
Stephen King - Three types of horror
Psycho - soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann
Jaws - soundtrack by John Williams
Sequence from Rebecca showing Waxman's brilliant scoring
North by Northwest soundtrack - Bernard Herrmann
James Bond Directed by Alfred Hitchcock