Why calls of the wild are the secret of a good horror film

Nice read on “The Independent” website about non-linear sounds used in soundtracks:

Scientists have found that many of the emotionally-evocative moments in some of the most popular films are enhanced with a sound score that exploits the human brain’s natural aversion to the “non-linear” sounds widely used in the animal kingdom to express fear and distress.

Read the full article here.