Scary Entertainment

Scary Entertainment

What Makes Horror Music Scary?​

By la Teacher

Watch the following extracts from a Youtube video and answer the questions.

Clip N. 1

Multiple Choice

In the video, the narrator says "horror films have always been dismissed as "low-brow...", what is the meaning of "low-brow"?

• important

• not highly intellectual or cultured.

• boring and slow

• having low brows in the face.

Fill in the Blank

Give a synonym to the word "score" given by the narrator in the sentence "Listen to the score from the 2018 horror thriller Bird Box."

Multiple Choice

Which movie changed horror music forever?

​CLIP N. 2

Multiple Choice

What type of movie may be a "talkie"?

• A silent movie

• A walkie-talkie

• A name given to the first movies with sound.

• A name given to the first movies with synchronized sound.

Fill in the Blank

In "Mickie mousing" music matches a _________'s action.

Multiple Select

What is a"leitmotiv"

• A phrase that is repeated often in a work of art, literature, or music and that tells you something important about it.

• Short recurring musical ideas that signify the presence of a villain.

• A show by Buenafuente

• Some who is late to a date.

CLIP N.3

Fill in the Blank

Complete the following expression: "Now, let's ____ foward to the film that changed..." which means "to go or play something at high speed to get there quickly."

Multiple Choice

What is the extreme adjective for "scary"?

• scarily

• frightening

• gigantic

• terrifying

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence: "The Exorcist was so terrifying that causes audiences to _____, vomit and protest is release."

Clip N. 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following techniques is NOT exclusive to horror films?

• The Devil's Interval

• The leitmotiv

• Using the 13th century chant "Dies Irae".

• Using familiar music into a creepy context.

Open Ended

What is the meaning of "creepy"? You can define it or use a synonym.

Poll

Which type of music or technique gives you more "creepy vibes"?

• Religious/Gregorian chants.

• Little kids signing children's songs.

• The Devil's Interval (using two tritones a half-step apart).

• Leitmotivs

• Disturbing experimental compositions.