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EPISODE 2 - SUSPENSE

Music Behind the Scenes is the definitive look at the way music has become an integral part of movie-making. Each Programme looks at specific movie genres and uses a wealth of instantly recognisable film footage, archive clips and interviews with major directors, their composers and stars. This series offers an entertaining and emotional journey into this most crucial aspect of all great movies.
 
Program Information:
NBD TVProduction: CreaTVty Ltd and Take 2 TV Partnerships in association with NBD Television Ltd
Color: Color
Run Time: 60 min.

Description:
This episode examines how composers create suspense and terror in a movie scene and how sweet melodies are used to subvert the shocking visual material of a film. Scenes expressing horror are preceded by an extended drone note to replicate anticipation of terror. Composers play with this convention - Bernard Hermann composer for Psycho recreated sounds of stabbing with short staccato notes from violins while Walter Murch used silence and sound effects for dramatic effect in The Godfather. 
  
Intervieweed:
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Jerry Goldsmith
- John Carpenter
- Giorgio Moroder
- Michael Madsen
- Mike Newell
- Alan Parker
- David Puttman
- Steven Berkoff
Films Footage from:
- Chinatown
- Halloween
- Midnight Express
- The Godfather
- Mona Lisa
- Donnie Brasco
 


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