Music in horror films

Music in horror films

Music is used in horror films to intensify the events of the movie. Without this music the film would not have the same effect on the audience as they would not feel the same tension they feel while watching the film.

  

To create the tension in our opening sequence, we have researched a range of different horror sounds to enable us to create the best atmosphere for our opening sequence. We have found that different genres of horror use different types of music. For example, in the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers uses hymns, this makes the audience think about what the character goes through as they feel closer to the storyline.

 

 

In doing research online we found out that 90% of people found that music in horror trailers made it more appealing. This showed us that we should use music within our opening sequence to attract our target audience (16-17 year olds).

 

As well as finding out people were attracted to trailers with music, we were able to go deeper into that and find out what type of sounds they like. 50% of people said they like to have a mix of music and a voiceover, this would create tension within the trailer, attracting them to watch the film. 33% said they like just music and 11% said they like just a voiceover. Only 6% said they think there should be no music or voiceovers, which shows that the majority of people like to have at least some sound effects.