Have you come across those short videos on Instagram where the creators have taken snippets of iconic horror scenes and replaced the clip’s sound with regular peppy songs or silly background scores? Those and silly dog videos are the two things that get me through long days.While they are extremely funny, these “horror” clips with silly background scores also prove how much sound dictates visuals in a movie, especially in the horror genre. Most times, even the jump scares will not land as you want them to if you do not hit the bull’s eye with sound. At the same time, there is a significant risk of making it all feel too cartoonish. The veteran horror filmmakers? You might have noticed how many of them build the unseen horror just with sound, without showing anything explicitly.So, now that it's established that sound makes or breaks a narrative, especially if it's a horror movie, let’s dive right into some of the most iconic horror scenes where sound dictates the fear.Iconic Horror Scenes Where Sound Was the Real Jumpscare1. The T. rex Breaks OutJurassic Park Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park barely shows the dinosaurs for about 15 minutes, but at the same time, it doesn’t let us forget about them even for a moment. Dennis Nedry has disabled all the padlocks in Jurassic Park and fled. The scientists and the children haven’t returned from their tour, and a heavy storm is approaching. The lights are out, and the entire island is plunged into...
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