Wondering if theme is scary out of context
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Halloween
memayse1701 — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 07:12 PM)
I wonder if someone that has never seen the movies or heard the theme would react say if they were alone at night listening to music and this came on. Would they think it's scary?
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dave626 — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 03:37 AM)
The music and the movie are tied together perfectly. I didn't hear it before I saw the movie, but I will tell you of all the films I've seen, I know exactly where each track is placed in the film scene wise. Unlike other films whose themes are repetitive and you don't know where the music fits into the film, except the beginning and end, you can tell subtle differences where the Hedge theme is different from the backyard scene, etc.
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OldFriendOfTheChristys — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 05:48 AM)
I wonder if someone that has never seen the movies or heard the theme would react say if they were alone at night listening to music and this came on. Would they think it's scary?
I think so, yes. Maybe not
as
scary, but certainly unsettling.
I find myself appreciating the theme more as time goes by. Unlike the 80s-ized version used in Halloween II, it's timeless. -
GorchBrother — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 07:28 AM)
I can't think of a scenario where the theme might randomly come on unexpectedly. So it probably would be effective for that reason alone.
If someone was prepared for it I doubt the music would necessarily scare them.
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memayse1701 — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 06:38 PM)
Look it upthey (FLAMING LIPS) did it as a grand opening and it wasn't scary at all in that scenario. I think the original theme is great and scary as hell but I associate it with the movie and seeing it in childhood.
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fivestarhobo — 9 years ago(October 04, 2016 01:23 PM)
Yeah i think someone asked this a while back. I remeber answering that my 2 year old (at the time) had never seen this and she was playing around the house, she came to my room when she heard the music and said she was scared.