For one, the absence of sound can be terrifying. Fun, right? Also, they and their team often have to create these sounds from scratch, which may or may not involve recording a very angry goose every now and then.īut what does a goose have to do with scary sounds? Well, you might be surprised, when it comes to creating spooky creature sounds, designers pull from the least likely of sources. Their choice of certain sounds can change the entire mood of a video game or scar you for life whenever you hear something similar.
Sound designers are in charge of not only creating solitary sound effects that appear in media, but also crafting the mood of a world, a scene, or even just a specific moment. Think of the ReDead from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the gurgling from The Grudge, or just the slow, creaking footsteps of a killer trying to find you. Visuals can be scary, sure, but it’s often the accompanying sound or imagining what something may look like only by hearing it that inspires true fear. It controls the mood, ambiance, and can be the deciding factor between something being kind of creepy and truly terrifying. Sound plays a huge role in horror, be it a video game, movie, television show, or podcast.
'Tis the season of scary and spooky sounds: cracking floorboards and rattling windows, torrid screeches and droning moans, whistling wind, and the rumble of fear vibrating in your chest.
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