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In an article by BBC Arts, which you can find here, music is recognized to be very powerful in making successful and memorable film scenes.
The article highlights 3 effects music has over us in films, which you may want to look out for in the future!
How well are you being manipulated by sound to think a certain way in your daily media?
Heightened senses
“We have a very deep understanding of what music is doing, and it’s very physical…We can feel it going into our ears via sound waves and it can produce all sorts of physical responses, including in the right circumstances an actual thud to the stomach.”
Noise of Panic
“A 2010 study by the University of California found that human sensitivity to non-linear alarm sounds, such as ones made by groundhogs to warn about predators, is being employed by film composers to unsettle and unnerve.”
Extreme Vibrations
“Our response to certain kinds of noise is something so profound in us that we can’t switch it off…Film composers know that and use it to shortcut the logical part of our brain and get straight to the emotional centres.”
Some filmmakers are now using infrasound to induce fear in audiences. These extreme bass waves or vibrations have a frequency below the range of the human ear.
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