Codes and Conventions of Horror
Soundtrack The soundtrack is often paramount in horror for creating tension. Commonly used are classical instruments such as strings (often a contrast of high pitched strings against low pitched strings with little middle ground) and synthesizers. The soundtrack will use lots of dissonance and unresolved suspensions in order to create tension. Another popular method for creating a creepy soundtrack is to use children's songs and changing the timbre of the melody and accompaniment by arranging it for strings, especially putting the melody high in the strings where is is almost scratchy whilst having a discordant pedal underneath in the bass to juxtapose it against. The high pitched melody raises the hair on the back of the audiences neck whilst the bass can fill them with tension and dread. Characters Typically in a horror there is a protagonist that is fighting to survive against an antagonist that is out to kill them. The antagonist can range from a different array of human, m...
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