Movies have a way of making us laugh, cry, or hold our breath in suspense. Music is a big part of why this happens. A soft ...

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along ...

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Some movies grab you so hard that you forget to check your phone. You’re too busy guessing what the hero will do next, or worrying that one wrong move will ruin everything. That feeling isn’t random.