film composers have also been pushing the traditional sounds of “scary music” — think Zilgi’s retrofuturist soundscapes for ...

The likes of Malcolm Williamson (later Master of the Queen’s Music), Elisabeth Lutyens, Benjamin Frankel and Richard Rodney Bennett all made a living scoring horror films alongside their concert ...

“It's got this massive sound. It is also associated with this ... Stories and what’s on screen heavily influence what is considered scary in music. For instance, Darth Vader’s theme from ...