How Scary Film Music Actually Comes Across as “Scary”
From sound design to music theory to auditory phenomena, here are the reasons why horror film score music can actually spook us to death!
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A Beginner’s Guide to Using Dissonance for a Bigger, More Joyful Resolution
New to songwriting? It always helps to create pull for your listener using harmony. Here are some chord options for resolving tension!
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How to Use Borrowed Chords
A handy guide for using borrowed chords in parallel scales and modes, to make your chord progressions more refreshing and unpredictable.
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When the Music Doesn’t Trust You
When film music becomes continuous wallpaper so aggressively it doesn’t even let the viewers think for themselves, everyone loses.
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When Film Music Is a Mickey Mouse Operation
What exactly is “mickeymousing,” and how do we know whether it’s a good or bad addition to your musical score? Let’s find out.
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3 Ways “The Office” Theme IS Michael Scott
The Office Theme music couldn’t be more indicative of Michael Scott’s character persona, it functions almost as a leitmotif for three reasons, here’s how.
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When Truman Touches the Wall
We break down the small yet significant harmonic effect that makes the climactic scene in The Truman Show break down all of our emotional barriers.
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Consonance Is Nice. Dissonance Is Delicious
A practical guide to using intervals to create a range of emotional effects, because despite what you’ve heard: dissonance is king.
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How to Use 7th Chords in 7 Minutes
Are 7th chords big scary harmonic monsters for you? Here, we go through how to build and use them in a chord progression step-by-step, in 7 minutes.
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How Do You Make an Audience Feel Nostalgic with Music?
Writing music for a show or film? Check out this beginner’s lesson on creating a sense of nostalgia in your music to fit the narrative.
