It's amazing how music can completely alter our feelings on a film; it can change from a dramatic, terrifying moment to a laughable one just by swapping songs. For this reason Della and I thought it would be good to look at typical music from horror films and decide upon the sort of music we would like for our own final piece.
Probably one of the most well known soundtracks is to the 1973 version of 'The Exorcist' directed by William Friedkin. He used a mixture of modern classical music (which is something I find particually haunting about the film), including some of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's 1971 Cello Concerto. The original soundtrack has only ever been released once on CD, and is the only soundtrack to use the main theme 'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield, which became a lot more popular after the film's realease. Here is a clip of the famous Tubular Bells from youtube.
Looking at this clip has given me the idea of using haunting classical piano music like this for when the characters are getting ready for their date; this could potentially add an element of tension and fear to an otherwise fun scene.
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