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In Search of Darkness

Whether it's a scare or a laugh, a kill orsomeone crying

Whether it's a scare or a laugh, a kill or
someone crying

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Whether it's a scare or a laugh, a kill or someone crying.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
02:47:57
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary, horror
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Movie Summary

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Is it a better scare if it just jumps out at you or is it a better scare if I'm really - In Search of Darkness 00:08
Is it a better scare if it just jumps out at you or is it a ...
Those are actual mechanical compositional things that you deal with. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
Those are actual mechanical compositional things that you de...
If you've already got the audience at a seven like they're really agitated and they're really - In Search of Darkness 00:13
If you've already got the audience at a seven like they...
But if you pull the music out and you let the audience calm down then you hit, - In Search of Darkness 00:16
But if you pull the music out and you let the audience calm ...
I think Harry doesn't get enough credit for his discofied Friday the 13th Part 3 score. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
I think Harry doesn't get enough credit for his discofi...
Well, the piece of horror music I'll always remember was John Carpenter's opening theme - In Search of Darkness 00:13
Well, the piece of horror music I'll always remember wa...
That was my first encounter with music that really set a mood and got me creeped out before - In Search of Darkness 00:07
That was my first encounter with music that really set a moo...
Well, I don't know if John invented using the synthesizer for horror or something like that - In Search of Darkness 00:09
Well, I don't know if John invented using the synthesiz...
We were both in a rock-and-roll group coming out of film school so I know his background, - In Search of Darkness 00:12
We were both in a rock-and-roll group coming out of film sch...
He said he wrote that, the score to Halloween for instance I think in an afternoon. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
He said he wrote that, the score to Halloween for instance I...
He just had an idea and this 4/5 time was the clever way of approaching it. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
He just had an idea and this 4/5 time was the clever way of ...
If you have that skill you can think in pre-production about the music, you're thinking of - In Search of Darkness 00:07
If you have that skill you can think in pre-production about...
The score then becomes a part of the life of the movie to you, I think. - In Search of Darkness 00:04
The score then becomes a part of the life of the movie to yo...
When you have a little tiny budget, you don't have a budget for a big-time composer and - In Search of Darkness 00:07
When you have a little tiny budget, you don't have a bu...
You have to do it on a synthesizer and that, I could do it myself. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
You have to do it on a synthesizer and that, I could do it m...
So, it started in Halloween and then it became a creative choice after a while. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
So, it started in Halloween and then it became a creative ch...
Although, I worked with Ennio Morricone on The Thing and he was just a brilliant composer. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
Although, I worked with Ennio Morricone on The Thing and he ...
What they ended up with was a very Carpenteresque score that is very minimalist and - In Search of Darkness 00:13
What they ended up with was a very Carpenteresque score that...
If you've seen the movie and I play you that opening, it just takes you someplace. - In Search of Darkness 00:07
If you've seen the movie and I play you that opening, i...
You're transported into this world that you remember from that experience. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
You're transported into this world that you remember fr...