Metal bands and horror films stoke sonic dread the same way 19th century composers did—with a forbidden sequence of notes known as the “devil’s interval.”
Source: Devil’s interval: What makes music sound scary? — Quartzy
Metal bands and horror films stoke sonic dread the same way 19th century composers did—with a forbidden sequence of notes known as the “devil’s interval.”
Source: Devil’s interval: What makes music sound scary? — Quartzy
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