That's not very scary. Like does it also watch Oprah too? Does it like watching the Walking Dead? Is it a fan of Beyonce's music?
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Yeah, I heard the ORIGINAL song playing in that scene was single ladies by Beyoncé. ;)
shareYea and it was ridiculous to see how the mother somehow had a vinyl for a relatively modern piece of music and decided to play it on a crapoy old gramophone. Lol like they have no electronics it stereos in the house.
shareIt's a classic horror shot though, isn't it? Putting the needle on a record. It's like when they listen to Merle Haggard on vinyl in The Strangers. I guess it gives more scope for the music jumping or going on a loop to increase tension.
shareWell yea , it definitely reminded me of how Stanley Kubrick played 1930s music in The Shining. It was the vocalist Al Bowlly and Ray Noble Orchestra by the way. In kubricks case it sort of made sense since the music corresponded with the time period during which the ghosts were people and some horrible events have happened.
It just seemed weird with old objects and music not being consistent in Insidious.
Yes!
shareShe actually put the needle on the middle of the record. 🤷🏽
shareShe is an aspiring musician... Perhaps she fancies old records?
"I'll be your scapegoat, I'll be your savior, I'm the better of two evils."
Well, the things that bother you never bother him! lol.
I wish I could get why people think the choice in using Tiny Tim is so terrifying. If you've seen the pilot episode of Spongebob, hearing "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" anywhere else is hilarious.
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles
There are other scary films that have also used quirky and / or childhood memory songs ... I suppose sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Have you seen Stephen King's "Storm of the Century?" His use of the childhood classic "I'm a Little Tea Pot" really did give certain scenes a particular eerie rhythm ...
shareI haven't seen that yet, though I think it has been collecting dust in my DVD collection for a few years. That sounds zany.
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles
Little late to the party, but hope you saw it by now :) SOTC is my favorite piece of Stephen King media (books, movies, screenplays, etc).
shareUsing cutesy or otherwise innocent sounding music is kind of a cliche or a trope of horror movies. It's the whole juxtaposition of what is supposed to be harmless or innocent with the sinister or scary. For example it's like the circus or ice cream truck music you might hear in horror movies or parodies of horror movies where it's always paired with some kind of scary clown. The image of a clown mixed with something scary is also the same thing. They mix something that's supposed to be funny with scary things.
It's probably scary to people who haven't watched many horror movies because the child like or innocent music could be associated with predators luring innocent or naive kids into some trap. With clowns it's the mask. People wonder what's behind it. That's why you frequently see horror movies were bad guys at behind masks.
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