How Sound Is Used To Create Suspense In Horror Movies | Movies Insider

[@theatrekid-hi9207]

I love how horror movies are becoming more and more focused on the sound of it, it doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares. Jump scared are welcome but I feel as if many movies and franchises are using them every chance they get. Sometimes a suspenseful moment where you are waiting, sitting on bated breath, for the jump scare, only for it not to happen. In my opinion, those moments are better then any. And I feel as if sound adds more feel to if you are really in the scene itself.

[@sakuragihanamichi8527]

@@joeybaseball7352 Cringe

[@joshuadavis5899]

Once the jumpscare hit we know we're safe but with continued tension we can never rest always expecting something to jump at us

[@LeftvsReich]

One of my favorite horror movies of all time, "It Follows", doesn't rely on jump scares at all, but it has, IIRC, two of them. The movie relies so heavily on suspense and panic that the two jump-scare moments really surprise you. I was just watching the movie for the third or fourth time a couple nights ago and both jump-scares legitimately startled me. And the rest of the movie is even better.

[@onesaucynougat7471]

@@joeybaseball7352 cripes man go bother someone else

[@stealthycore]

to be honest i particular critique movies based on the sound design. i wear headphones when watching movies and the volume is moderate and if the sound design is crazy, and its immersive, it makes me 🥜. 🕊

[@brettsnell3663]

"When should we add in the voice over?" "Definitely when he's demonstrating how he makes each sound."

[@lynxfx]

Don't forget background music. Gotta have that over the sounds you are showing being made.

[@brendonmilligan4520]

I felt the same I was like, just shut up so I can hear his sounds!

[@hamnchee]

Seriously. Christ almighty.

[@Zraknul]

Don't forget to have really loud narration while they're inviting you to turn up the volume for the effects. No Richard attenborough going on here. If only we knew were to find a sound engineer to mix it together.

[@cory924]

Right please mute the dialog we don't need the wimpy woman voice kinda ruined the video completely for me

[@Will-gq6gn]

Crazy how the sound artists are literally 95% of horror movies with 0 recognition

[@3nertia]

They're 95% of most tv shows and movies lol

[@anguishedcarpet]

@@deutschdois he means recognition from the consumers, not just getting credit in the film lmfao

[@zanzikapsalon4090]

Its better cause they dont have to live the famous life

[@devroopsaha4020]

And make up artists too..

[@RAYMOND75600]

That's why this video exist and when you see these movies have you seen their names in the end credits or the openings I mean I must say are underrated for what they do

[@PhilleShy]

Horror movies nowadays: Normal scene: *50% sound volume* Jumpscare scene: *200% sound volume*

[@jeffreytenthije]

The jumpscare, the louder it is, the worse the shock. Tell me, would you be faster scared by a regular volume knock or a loud knock?

[@pjjustice5014]

@@jeffreytenthije Well yes, a loud music gives more horror and tension to a scene, but I think it still depends. I have seen quite a few movie jumpscares that don't come along with startling music but still shake the viewers to the core.

[@afiqula]

David Lynch did jumpscares better than some horror movies lmao

[@7zipx73]

KZbin ads : 3000% sound volume

[@ikhoonyejelem2967]

Fax

[@willowoodz]

chimes in the real world : 🛎🤗🎶🌈🌿 chimes in horror movies : ☠️😰🔪👤🌬

[@amisusiati1541]

Nah in the real world there still creepy add reverb now there creepy

[@kim7990]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jocomfiresin6982]

Even scarier if your bumming Jimminy cricket.

[@Jessebadga]

Midsommar is both lmao

[@mighty_robo]

I love the 👤emoji you added in there lol

[@dennis_thedj]

The real horror starts when you put voiceover while Leslie is demonstrating his skills

[@beebee33]

Agreed.. I kept wanting the narrator to stop talking when he was demonstrating

[@punchingcrow5486]

The biggest horror is the afterlife. People who have gone thru and come back have seen horrors. Like the Lazarus Phenomenon movie

[@eggmcguffin4794]

@@punchingcrow5486 how do you know

[@TheDanaYiShow]

I am watching this even though I scare easily and don't like horror movies, but the sound engineering/creation behind these scenes is so cool!

[@cuber100]

Hello dana yi

[@TheDanaYiShow]

@@cuber100 Hi :)

[@hanikazuha]

I'm not the only one!!

[@sakuragihanamichi8527]

@@entername_ The Invisible Man

[@ebinmarshall753]

Same lol

[@teeth_denier]

Imagine how quietly foley artists have to breathe while recording in studios According to the comments in this, it probably is true that they hold their breath

[@JstKingx]

That’s dumb

[@desireandfire]

I breathe really quietly easily so I guess it wouldn't be that hard for them

[@sakuragihanamichi8527]

And who even asked

[@sup_a]

@@sakuragihanamichi8527 the comment section is a place for people to express their opinion

[@sandra-jones]

@@sakuragihanamichi8527 same person who asked you to comment 🙄

[@Morehangouts]

9:41 “but it holds a sh...ton of water” 😂 I love how he caught himself. This video was incredible though

[@owensweitzer8270]

I was looking to see if somebody else caught this! Dude was like 'oops, keep it G rated'

[@misterguy2329]

Me too!

[@beeblebrux2112]

Dude definitely looks like he swears a sh...ton 🤣🤣

[@theatrekid-hi9207]

9:15 It would have been an amazing reveal if they didn’t show it in the trailer. It was an amazing movie but the trailer gave a lot away to be honest.

[@breakthecode4634]

Every movie does this now. Sadly theres no reason to watch them now

[@connorglover8440]

I've quit watching trailers and my movie going experience has become insurmountably better.

[@seeyafornow2642]

always watch the trailer after the movie lol. if you want to know a little about the movie beforehand go read up wiki description a bit rather than watching the trailer

[@harshvithlani9399]

Hollywood should learn from Bollywood trailers. Doesn’t give too much away but also gives what to expect.

[@arothmanmusic]

Any trailer over 45 seconds is too long.

[@sportstacker56]

It's not the graphics that are scary at this point, it's the sound You can mute the sound in a horror movie and come out perfectly normal Edit: WOW IM FAMOUS

[@seorinto]

Yas Done that hshshs

[@letsplaypokemongo3153]

Nor true at all. Else someone with hard hearing would never be scared of a horror film.

[@joey_ramone_96]

@@letsplaypokemongo3153 I mean, I tried watching horror movies with barely any volume and it was.. kinda boring to watch, and definitely not scary, I don't know where your "not true at all" comes from. It's more common for sounds to be scary even on their own, while visuals mostly rely on sound

[@FarikoWishless]

@@letsplaypokemongo3153 A muted horror movie isn’t scary to me at all. Me plugging my ears is more effective than covering my eyes actually.

[@LeftvsReich]

Music and sound effects definitely play a big role in the best of the best horror movies. For instance, "The Thing" and "It Follows" have amazing soundtracks that really make your skin crawl.

[@YorrickLiu]

For horror movies, sound is sometimes more important than image because you can be too scared to keep your eyes open but you still want to hear it

[@chefadammenard]

Narrator talking over half the sound effects was really cool

[@haleyanne86]

Foley is just such a cool thing.

[@redgreen6436]

I liked him better when he was Dude Love

[@haleyanne86]

@@redgreen6436 huh?

[@eternalproductions]

I wish we could actually hear the scene instead of telling us what we're supposed to be hearing

[@AnaLuizaHella]

Exactly!

[@OysterPir8]

Yes! WAAAY too much explaining.

[@littleboss2006]

Fr

[@Pruuc]

Then go watch the movie

[@KesleyBenedet]

Oh my God, YES!!!

[@1001Hobbies]

I LOVE people like Leslie. He associates sound things make with completely different objects or events "regular people" would never dream of. So creative.

[@zrspangle]

Man I love when a video about sound design doesn't let you hear the sounds

[@goggleassistant]

I learned to close my ears in horror movies when it comes to tense scenes since i was a child since this sounds really make horror movies scary for me.

[@kendra_t]

Gee, sure is great hearing all those Foley sounds totally unimpeded by pointless background music!

[@pugsabi]

Lol

[@SewFloSewing]

Background music? Couldnt hear any over the constant narration!

[@DungeonTracks]

Do you mean in movies or in this video? or both?

[@gothnate]

Insider: Video about sound design and foley. Also Insider: Proceeds to describe every sound instead of letting us hear it. Sure. Let's just talk over everything you're describing...

[@DJReRun]

This. 💯 Hard to appreciate and absorb what is going on in the scene because the explanation and additional background music is played over the scene. 🙄

[@jessicadutoit2827]

Thats the exact reason I gave it a dislike

[@littleboss2006]

Fr, annoying

[@realityofbeingalive7491]

The narrator needs to follow "show, don't tell". It's irritating how she keeps on explaining obvious things on the screen.

[@chadwick6710]

That faucet scene without the score looks like it came from a depressing drama movie

[@Gargoyal09]

I love how you guys have a video about sound, yet have a music track playing over pretty much everything. Absolutely abysmal post work here.

[@FurryEskimo]

“Listen to the sound of this wind/wind chimes” (Low, reverberating rumble) Have you heard wind before?

[@zuppilup]

There was a very silent tone afterwards

[@keithandrei19]

That's what wind kinda sounds like in recording, at least that's what my fan sounds like

[@miays7288]

me while watching this video: pls dont show me the jumpscare pls dont show me the jumpscare

[@ethanperry8]

lmaooo I was so anxious watching this

[@Kratos_Messi7050]

My heart is beating real hard while watching this video

[@maruugo]

I was soooo scared lol

[@esoterichorrorstudio6393]

Sound design is what makes a horror movie! Horror movie sound design is one of the main reasons I am pursuing sound design.

[@M_Nificent]

Such details are very important. It’s the little things that makes a big difference

[@MacamTV]

Thanks for sharing this. I now have extra respect to horror movies 💯

[@keus7453]

Check out the film Berberian Sound Studio

[@TerrorLTZ]

only the good ones cuz some cheap out on jumpscares.

[@Miss_Nina.]

I love those Insider videos! Horror movies are absolutely amazing so I love to see how they're doing some sound- and visual effects.

[@ElijahGaviola]

Japanese horror movies have been doing this for a long time , they don't rely on loud scary music.

[@GamesForNoobs]

Music is sound :|

[@vogelvogeltje]

OMG JAPAN NUMBA 1

[@bagelthug]

USA been doing it longer

[@chokichocat3083]

OWO WOW REALLY THATS CRAZY NO WONDER IM DEAF DAMN JAPAN IS BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD EVERY OTHER COUNTRY SHOULD DIE

[@user-xh6ju3pg8c]

Higurashi ;/

[@bubba5268]

Woman: listen as Elizabeth mom turns off the sink in the scene Also woman: *heavily breathes into mic*

[@miserablebrian]

Dude that is LITERALLY THE BEST JOB ON PLANET EARTH!

[@fosterfuchs]

I'm in awe about the creativity. I'm sure this is so much fun for anyone who knows what (s)he's doing.

[@murrayburke7746]

Foley artists and foley editors deserve more recognition for evoking emotional responses from an audience…at times, more so than actors. The range of conscious and subconscious influence often goes unrecognized by the audience. Beneath conscious recognition, that affect is an essential part of immersing the audience into the film.

[@achaides]

Really interesting! I wish they would have let the artist speak and let the sounds shine rather than the narrator jabbering the whole time

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

The brilliance and artistry just creating sounds and where to place them is super impressive. We never really think about sounds being an artistic medium outside of music.

[@kkronkk]

Nice video, I actually learned something interesting

[@letsplaypokemongo3153]

The narrators voice was very loud compared to the sounds tho

[@kkronkk]

@@letsplaypokemongo3153 True

[@ascended8174]

Man, the subtle sound design would be great to listen to if you actually stopped talking for a minute to actually let the audience listen to it instead of narrating what they can hear for themselves

[@zadraking]

Folly artistry is yet another art form that fascinates me and makes me want to pursue the industry, I won't pursue it but it is inspiring and I respect the creative passion folly artists possess.

[@DanteYewToob]

I didn't think that was diagetic sound in Invisible Man... I thought that noise was the soundtrack... like the stinger leitmotif of Adrian. Hunh, maybe I'll rewatch with headphones.

[@esoteridactyl]

I guess it's kind of a hybrid. I definitely would consider it more as a soundtrack but it's not exactly music so idk.

[@יוכבדשםבדוי]

I still didn't understand which aound is the scary one

[@DanteYewToob]

@@יוכבדשםבדוי Yeah, it was confusing that they kept saying wind... It's that "vvwwwooommmp vvvwwwwoooowmmp" sound that sounds like your own heartbeat in your head when you're anxious or sick. That's what they were referring to. Honestly, a lot of the subtlety just gets lost for 99% of people... I have pretty great headphones and still could barely make out the chimes and stuff if I focused hard. I think they got a bit carry away with their expensive Hollywood sound system and forgot that no one but millionaires own that kind of setup. Most of us are watching the movie on a plain tv, a laptop and earbuds or a basic soundbar. A small percentage of us have headphones over 200$ or decent surround sound, even fewer have true audiophile gear. It's not your fault...

[@sakuragihanamichi8527]

@@DanteYewToob For some reason i cant click the read more button because you do this [Sentence]

[@natalieklein9945]

Thank you for covering this 😍❤️🙏 I have a masters degree in acoustics and audiology, so I'm nerding out over anything sounddesign related anyway, but this video in itself was equally entertaining / jarring and informative at the same time 😍👍 great job 👍

[@jothishprabu8]

This is the real deal

[@verebellus]

this isn't the full story, at all. cuz the Foley is sound production, but there's also sound design, which an engineer makes, with so much more that goes in to it that rustling a shirt at the right moment. please get more of that, making a simple sound, amazing there's a lot with where the sound comes from, how loud it is, if it's distorted or not, if it's bassy or not. and i would love to see more of this

[@murphtahoe1]

That’s pretty fascinating stuff that you take for granted in a film.

[@roguex9469]

I love horror and the ambiance, the musical scores are always hauntingly beautiful.

[@stardust7129]

It'd be amazing, if I could actually hear the sounds 😮

[@AndreBrah]

not gonna lie, the paint jumpscare, even tho it was announced by the voiceover, still got me pretty good, i was not expecting him to be as close to her, brilliant work

[@andersburrows1085]

this was a cool video that was damaged by how often all the subtle sound stuff being talked about was being talked over by the narrator. they be like, listen to the sounds being made here, are you listening? good, next... but they never really gave time to HEAR the sounds. the video would have been much better with a little more breathing room for the sound. often youd get just the tiniest sliver of the sound you are listening to before the narrator jumps in again completely overpowering the sounds you are supposed to be listening to. it should have left more time for the sounds themselves. i dont want to WATCH the foley artist make the sound, i want to LISTEN to the foley artist make the sound! a 12-15 minute video would have been just as easy to watch as a 10 minute one and would have left more time for the actual sound, which was the whole point of the video.

[@Nsodnoajdjksl]

Some of the sounds tend to be short...

[@juddotto3660]

I never knew, but I'm pretty sure sound design is my favorite thing about movies now 🥳

[@isabella2513]

Sounds, or the lack thereof, really affects horror/thrillers. It’s CRAZY! (The invisible man, the shining, a quiet place)

[@mishano6087]

Too this day it's stuck in my head one of the creepiest sounds ever and one of the scariest parts of the whole movie is the consistent sound of the wind throughout the shinning. Idk why I found it so creepy. Probably because the first time I watched it it was playing on TV when I woke up and that wind sound was what woke me up but it stayed throughout the whole movie

[@ash_tray]

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a sucker for older movies with cheaper scares and not the best sfx (compared to now) but movies like the invisible man really have my heart. The way that movie gave me so much anxiety and fear, and being domestic violence victim myself, this movie gave me a feeling not many scary movies have. And I think it’s beautiful that something that was all made up can do that.

[@josefprinc3613]

I believe that Mozart said music isn ´t in notes but in gaps between them And for horror movie works of course also

[@literallytrash1869]

Well, it's the note intervals that make the music because it can create tension. In horror movies the music used is very dissonant.

[@mrkitloin]

Hearing a music box irl: 😴😌😊🎶🌈 Hearing a music box in a horror movie:💀⚰️🔪😱😰

[@johnnyVGtran]

love watching the behind the scenes stuff like this

[@aujax1]

what a cool job. lots of creativity and technical knowledge. love it

[@meichow3000]

Wow never realized so many sounds are done in post! So much work. Respect

[@nicor722]

i listen to asmr everynight, and the fact that I got some asmr tingles from this makes horror movies seem a lot less scary

[@colourmecarter]

I actually like how it sounds in stock sometimes as it makes it feel realistic and sometimes when cinematic sounds are placed can remind me I'm watching a movie if that makes sense

[@amiami3540]

How so wonderful , love it how the sound is produce in movie. So knowledgble to know it

[@pablosantos2063]

I have A LOT of respect for the People that make OST and BGM but Now i do to People Who work with sound effects as well. Sometimes in Videogames, movies, videos, etc, even if i binge all the soundtracks and music i still fail to found "THIS" particular sound effect. This video answered me why. Is because of the job of this People.

[@nicholasdavis5393]

The fight of flight response makes your body rely more on its senses. Especially if you can't see what it is. It's a primal response. The best horror movies play with your head, not just your eyes

[@jerwinjaudines6098]

I love horror movies (especially bloodbaths), but jumpscares with intense sound it's traumatazing.

[@dexusmensch]

Don't get me wrong, foley is always going to be fascinating. However, this highlighted style of sound design, specifically for horror movies, is one of the main reasons why everyone I know doesn't take Blumhouse/modern horror projects seriously. When everything is shot like a domestic thriller/drama, a phone that sounds like a jackhammer or a house that silences like it's in a vacuum doesn't sound suspenseful or horrifying; it just sounds funny

[@squilliamfancyson5313]

9:42 he about slipped up and said a s???ton of water 😂

[@Hagemann666]

Great video! Thanks! Horror is by far my favorite film genre and I think being a foley artist for one would be a very interesting gig. The creativity required to imagine what sounds would be most effective and then developing the techniques and tools to generate those sounds is amazing.

[@justabeing35]

They deserve more appreciation than the actors.

[@m.j.9318]

There is also a very effective effect i would call deafening silence. Paired with subtle ghost reveal. A superb example is the ghost in the cupboard scene. Very very scary

[@FernandoMoodyMusic]

Someone needs to fix them call of duty steps. Sounds like they're stomping the yard even when they're walking slow or crouched.

[@pr9039]

Y'know, I actually LIKE Insider magazine. It's like, you see these other publications that just pulled all the worst parts of their articles and went for it. Like Vox, Vice, etc, they all went off the deep end and it's just annoying. But this is informative, calm, fun, and I gotta say, keep this apolitical and interesting stuff up, it's great to see this in 2021!

[@Daduu]

What we need in horror movies are disproportionate figures that we usually don’t think are possible or realistic..

[@DrakeMagnum]

Excellent video! I love foley work, but didn't fully appreciate how magnified it is in the horror and suspense genres.

[@AllenHanPR]

I feel like I could start a sound studio with the junk I have in my garage.

[@DaveTexas]

I wish I had access to all this stuff when I took a semester of post-production audio sweetening back in college in the ‘80s. We had to create all our foley sounds from scratch in an empty studio. Footsteps and wind were easy. Replicating the sound of someone climbing a chain-link fence isn’t easy when you don’t have a chain-link fence to use.

[@gauravgaikwad880]

This is amazing to watch rather than Movie's BTS👍

[@marcl4000]

True for sounds that tricks your mind into believing what you see. I work as a painter and at 9:51 dropping paint doesn’t sound that «watery» but i know it’s for the illusion. If the sounds of a foley artist are done right we don´t notice... that’s why their work is not appreciated for its fair value, unfortunately.

[@lajuan4306]

Is this just for horror movies or for all of them? Genuinely asking. I think this is amazing, how do you even get into this field?

[@jaykadir2578]

We all now 90% of the horror movies are scary bcuz of the sounds and music. I'm here to see those who made me sleepless.

[@leeboriack8054]

The subtle sound effects create tension and anxiety...... mwa ha ha ha

[@erikad0511]

So much thought & creativity involved & thank goodness, their job is just soooo important for a good Horror movie/scare

[@shannond7437]

8:56 Worst decision ever was putting that in the trailer. Great movie!

[@SuV33358]

This guy has the coolest job ever

[@irodragon7184]

I kinda like the stock drain sound. Imagine as the drain is still making sound and just as it is about to peter out she gets grabbed. Your focused on the drain sound and so it's more shocking.

[@Ryyi23]

Horror sound designers are criminally underrated.

[@Bizarro69]

I'm worried about this guy's back.

[@Abokistreetshow]

I love what you do. I'm a big follower. I dropped out of school to focus on reacting and commenting on your posts.

[@Kian_Nichol]

You gotta be kidding... Right? *concern face*

[@RedPill420]

Now that's what I call dedication

[@MagisterVeritas]

Managed to scare me in broad daylight. Bravo

[@rhyswong8976]

I love how these senses work

[@ashishitD]

1:36......he looked shooo cute makin da flappy sound

[@robynwilliams9320]

The part were she threw paint in him scared the bejeezes out of me!! Holy lord.

[@deznuey1327]

In movies when all sounds stop; it means something or someone is gonna pop on your screen. Like jumpscares. I love and hate that at the same time

[@CJ_1406]

If I were in a situation like this, I would randomly sing and play loud music.

[@imageez]

On gaming, you might be interested in The Obra Dinn. It's this mystery game in which you could see the exact moment when someone dies. They have these cool radio-drama like segments that does good squeamish body sounds for many unpleasant deaths.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Word of advice, if you ever need to use fireworks muted, just eat a pickle slowly. Same strandy firecracker background sound. Like at the end of the purge or something with a happy carnival lighting a canvas in the background with a dead main character on the floor offsetting the scene.

[@artxanthe]

This movie gave me so much anxiety. It actually freaked me out unlike other horror movies where they just bore me.

[@Urza26]

I really liked Silent Hill movie's sound design. Not necessarily all the banging and loud sounds, but the more subtle ambience.

[@charoleawood]

3:51 But the bell isn't creepy outside of a creepy context, it's relaxing...

[@amisusiati1541]

I've been watching horror movies all the time that a children's song with a Xylephone or wind chimes scare me add some reverb to the song and now is creepy

[@wesley9153]

Personally I found the second sink sounds more creepy. Yea it’s not as sudden, but it has a ghostly sound

[@scarredshortstv7954]

The first one, the stock sound seemed better. The squeak on off the faucet and than do the suspense. Now that’s better instead of the cliche cutting out completely

[@MMSY]

thank you for upload

[@Joshmsu45]

I think horror video games are the same way. I've been playing the resident evil 2 remake, and the sounds can be butt clinching. Hearing Mr. X's footsteps on the floor above you in the police station is nerve wracking.