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Jun 2015
30m 5s

All In Your Head

ROMAN MARS
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People who make horror movies know: if you want to scare someone, use scary music. Some of the most creative use of music and sound to evoke fear and anxiety is on the TV show Hannibal. Hrishikesh Hirway of Song … Continue reading → 
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