from a musicology standpoint what makes an instrumental sound evil and macabre ?

[TRIODEROB]

http://www.highbrowhorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/carnival_of_souls_xl_02-film-A2.jpg


what is it that makes the sound track for a horror movie sound scary or evil ?

[IGuitUpIGuitDown]

Herk Harvey in white face paint, in Utah.

[TRIODEROB]

Herk Harvey in white face paint, in Utah.


yes -


and in this movie the soundtrack is very evil


what makes it so ?


http://theaterofmine.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/carnival-of-souls.jpg

[NB_Terry]

Tritones! :Devil

[IGuitUpIGuitDown]

Well, it's the classic "scary movie" groups of chords/tritones. But even worse than that, they play it every couple of minutes!

BOO!

The soundtrack became the scariest thing about COS. Stop playing that infernal organ! :rotflmao

[IGuitUpIGuitDown]

Tritones! :Devil

Diabolus Musica was that dreaded "illegal" tritone during the Renaissance, right? The one that could get you killed if you even played it?

Fripp's "Red" uses this exclusively. And that's one dark, evil song.

[archtop]

cultural association

[27sauce]

cultural association

This, and tritones.

Its kinda like in western cultures when you hear Ti you want it to resolve to Do

[TRIODEROB]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/2940803608_e1d3c29b9d.jpg?v=0


her music is profane - tritones ???

[Rod]

Minor keys and dissonent chords.........

[shakeshakeshake]

phantom notes

[rob2001]

Diabolus Musica was that dreaded "illegal" tritone during the Renaissance, right? The one that could get you killed if you even played it?

Fripp's "Red" uses this exclusively. And that's one dark, evil song.


http://factoidz.com/the-devils-triad-diabolus-in-musica-and-the-birth-of-heavy-metal-music/

[Frater B]

Phrygian

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[Whiskeyrebel]

For me, vocoder, Linn drums and scratching.

[imaguy2]

Tone clusters, minor 2nd's, extended orchestral techniques, and synthesized low bass notes.

[blood5150]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone