99% Invisible All In Your Head
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Jun 10, 2015 This podcast explores the techniques used to create scary music and its effect on listeners, discusses the making of a song inspired by a tragic space shuttle disaster, delves into the science behind auditory hallucinations, and includes discussions on crew compartments breaking out and an advertisement for outdoor furniture and premium podcast subscription.
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How Sound Triggers Primal Fear
- Screechy irregular tones and low bass both trigger primal fear responses rooted in biology.
- Combining high-frequency screams with deep low frequencies creates classic scary music.
Music Inside The Character's Mind
- Hannibal's score is designed to sound like it's inside Will Graham's imagination.
- Composer Brian Reitzell crafts unfamiliar sounds so viewers feel unease and disorientation.
Make Sounds Unplaceable To Evoke Unease
- Create unfamiliar sounds by removing obvious instrument cues to make listeners uneasy.
- Treat ambient and musical elements equally to blur reality and imagination.