[Listening extract audio not available in printed QP] In a horror film, the orchestra plays a sudden loud dissonant chord as a figure is revealed. What type...
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In a horror film, the orchestra plays a sudden loud dissonant chord as a figure is revealed.
What type of dramatic musical accent in film scoring. [1]
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The term for a sudden loud dissonant chord used as a dramatic musical accent in film scoring is a stinger (also called a sting or hit). [1]
A stinger is a brief, sharp, loud orchestral chord (often dissonant and played by the full orchestra or a large brass and percussion section) that is timed precisely to coincide with a shocking or frightening visual moment on screen. In horror films, stingers are frequently used to heighten jump scares: the sudden contrast between quiet tension and the explosive volume of the chord triggers a physical startle response in the audience. The technique relies on the element of surprise, so stingers are most effective when preceded by a period of relative quiet or sparse musical texture, making the sudden fortissimo impact as jarring as possible.
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