One of the most important aspects of any horror movie is the music as the music in horror films are used to increase fear levels and tension. The horror would decrease dramatically, if not disappear, without the music. Just imagine the shower scene in ‘Psycho’ without the shrieking violins, or the thunderous music as ‘Jaws’ approaches gone. It would completely dull the fear factor for the audience.
As with most elements in the horror genre, especially the slasher genre, the importance of music emerged with Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho.’ The shower scene music, is fundamental for the evolution of music in the horror genre. The violin in that scene is so effective because it is used as percussion, suggesting knife strokes. From ’Psycho’ onwards, horror movies and Hollywood started to pay attention to the score and sound effects more and more.
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