Robot Composers & Horror Music

<p>Ever wonder what makes some music sound scarier than other music? Same.</p><p>Kirk answers listener questions about music in horror movies, Tune-Yards horn arrangements, funky drum sounds in Biggie and Paul Simon tunes, randomly generated music, and why musicians are their own worst critics. He also revisits the intro to Guns 'n Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle," and shares some listener emails about being a left-handed musician.</p><p><strong>FEATURED/DISCUSSED:</strong></p><ul><li>“Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns ’n Roses from <i>Appetite for Destruction</i>, 1987</li><li>“Redneck” by Lamb of God from <i>Sacrament</i>, 2006</li><li>Melissa Cross demonstrating different types of screaming <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXNUSk-7BOk&list=PLfteA7wbektrIoP1Z6oVy7IhywJcaVYlC">on YouTube</a></li><li>“Hold Yourself” by Tune-Yards from <i>sketchy.</i>, 2021</li><li>“Cissy Strut” and “Pungee” by The Meters, 1967 and 1969</li><li>“Virtua Mima” by Masahiro Ikumi n from the <i>Perfect Blue</i> soundtrack</li><li>“Pink Soldiers” by Jung Jae-il from <i>Squid Game</i>, 2021</li><li>“Submarine” by Bjork from <i>Medulla</i>, 2004</li><li>“Theme from Jaws” by John Williams, 1975</li><li>"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits from <i>Brothers in Arms</i>, 1985</li><li>“Purple Haze” by Jimmi Hendrix from <i>Are You Experienced</i>, 1967</li><li>“Born Under a Bad Sign” by Albert King, 1967</li><li>“Hypnotize” by Notorious B.I.G. from <i>Life After Death</i>, 1997</li><li>Shawn Rivera <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk8-JsdK5ZE">demonstrates</a> a Conga delizado or “Moose Call”:</li><li>“Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard” by Paul Simon from <i>Paul Simon</i>, 1972</li><li>An explanation of the Cuica <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J2WZGCCpEk">on YouTube</a></li><li>“Diamond Girl” by Seals & Crofts from Seals & Crofts, 1973</li><li>“So What” by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue, 1957 and <a href="https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/so-what-by-miles-davis">the Strong Songs episode</a> about it</li><li>Various