Music Discussion

The first few lessons we spent out time using the web and analysis from older horror films and soundtracks from horror games. Suggested by Ryan, who has experience in horror games. We listened to track number 10 of Empty Houses from the game Bioshock. Listening to this piece of music allowed us to gather an idea of what we wanted in our film, we thought it sounded very good for a more slower setting but we wanted a quicker paced piece of music to connote the unknown and uncertainty of the scene.

We spoke to people and asked their opinion of horror music. The majority of them liked horror films, which made our research valuable. They too agreed that the music would not fit with the scene we had intended to add the music in. They said that the most common music in a horror film that put them o the edge of their seat was; a silence, loudness at certain points to make them jump, violins playing continuously, a high pitched piano.

Once we had found out what the people wanted, we used their knowledge to piece together what we thought would make our music connote danger and a ominous atmosphere.

Rather like this