Horrifyingly good movie music? It's a scream!
Summary
This article describes a radio episode about the music used in Hammer Horror films from the late 1950s and 1960s. Composer Neil Brand explores how scary music works to unsettle audiences and why avant-garde composers were chosen to write soundtracks for these films.Key Facts
- The radio episode is called "Music To Scream To - The Hammer Horror Soundtracks."
- It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on October 31, 2022.
- Hammer Films was known for its horror movies produced in the late 1950s and 1960s.
- Many of the soundtracks were created by well-known British composers of modern music.
- These composers included Malcolm Williamson, Elisabeth Lutyens, Benjamin Frankel, and Richard Rodney Bennett.
- The episode examines the role of avant-garde music in creating unsettling feelings in horror films.
- Neil Brand visits Bray Studios, where many Hammer Films were made, to learn more about their music.
- The episode features insights from Hammer film experts and a former actress from the horror movies.
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