Beyond Embedded: Silversun’s Horror Scoring
For their album Swoon, Brian Aubert may have wanted a strings section that was reminiscent of horror films, but horror movie scores and compositions aren’t classically known for their string arrangements. Until 1927, studios had stock music play along with horror and slasher films, like any other silent features. The introduction of sound inspired some more creativity, leading studios to borrow from well-known orchestral pieces to play alongside their movies, and then finally, in 1935, Universal hired James Whale to work on The Bride of Frankenstein. It became the first of the genre to ever get its own serious and unique score.
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-John Lichman
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