Distorted music in horror films plays a crucial role in intensifying an already unsettling atmosphere.
One example is the track “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” in Insidious, where a sweet and cheerful song is transformed into an element of terror.
It’s no secret that Dario Argento, particularly with his early films, was a brilliant mind. Perhaps not everyone knows that he indirectly appeared in some scenes of his films: for example, the hands of the killers with leather gloves in Deep Red, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, and The Cat o’ Nine Tails are indeed his.
Eli Roth, the director and screenwriter of the film, has revealed that the central idea of the movie was born from a disturbing discovery made on the internet. Roth stated that he found a website that apparently offered the possibility of participating in extreme violence experiences for money.
The mystery of “2001: A Space Odyssey” and Pink Floyd has circulated for many years, though never officially confirmed, that the psychedelic suite “Echoes” by Pink Floyd was intended for inclusion in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece.
The central concept of the three mothers (Mater Suspiriorum, Mater Lacrimarum, Mater Tenebrarum) is inspired by the essay “Suspiria de Profundis” by Thomas De Quincey, which speaks of three dark goddesses similar to the Fates of Greek mythology.
Did you know that some musical tracks from the pre-digital era contain secret messages?
Yes, indeed. By listening to these songs backward, a keen ear can catch hidden and eerie phrases.
Deep Red—who hasn’t seen the film and heard its fantastic, eponymous title track? But how did that eerie and fantastic keyboard riff come to be? Should we thank the keyboardist, Claudio Simonetti? No, let’s thank Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, and a bassist playing an acoustic guitar…
