Una apología sinfónica del horror

Música, sonido y narración en ‘¿Quién puede matar a un niño?’ (1976)

Authors

  • Marcos Sapró Babiloni

Keywords:

Horror films, Musical soundtrack, Soundtrack, Who Can Kill a Child?, Waldo de los Ríos, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

Abstract

Who can kill a child? (Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, 1976) has long held a prominent position among Spanish horror films in large part due to the dialogue it established with the context of the time it was made and an ongoing comparative reassessment between it and contemporary productions of the genre. Critical attention bestowed on the film has dealt with historical and interpretative issues but has excluded its music and sound as a tool for analysis. This article takes a look at the film through its soundtrack, beginning with its general characteristics and finally examining the specific details of the two main musical themes. The analysis in this paper allows new aesthetic and historiographical information to be incorporated, in addition to emphasising the essential elements of the narrative coordination and the characterisation of the central factions in the film, the children and the adults.

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Published

2018-12-20

How to Cite

Sapró Babiloni, M. (2018). Una apología sinfónica del horror: Música, sonido y narración en ‘¿Quién puede matar a un niño?’ (1976). Journal of Sound, Silence, Image and Technology, (1), 65–78. Retrieved from https://jossit.tecnocampus.cat/index.php/jossit/article/view/7

Issue

No. 1 (2018): Sound Transit

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