Sunday, July 7, 2019

HOW THE EXORCIST CHANGED THE SOUND OF HORROR FILM SCORES


The question has been asked: "Why do so many horror film scores sound similar to 1973's THE EXORCIST? The answer lies with Poland's greatest living composer, Krzysztof Penderecki. whose work was used in the film. It is so remarkably suitable for horror films his compositions were also used by Kubrick in THE SHINING and Lynch in TWIN PEAKS. Since then soundtracks have been inspired and influenced by Penderecki, including most recently in the recent Netflix film, BIRD BOX.


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