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I looked for an existing thread about this, and while I did find threads on general music, I didn't find any specifically about this.
In the movie "Death and the Maiden", an important plot point is that a torturer plays a piece of music by Schubert each time he tortures and rapes the victim. It made me wonder: what’s your position on music in the torture chamber?
[Note - I'm using the "she" pronoun for the victim as that's my preference and what was used in the movie, but read whatever pronoun you prefer.]
Some classical possibilities to start us off...
I'm sure some of these will make you laugh... what do you think would set the right mood?
In the movie "Death and the Maiden", an important plot point is that a torturer plays a piece of music by Schubert each time he tortures and rapes the victim. It made me wonder: what’s your position on music in the torture chamber?
[Note - I'm using the "she" pronoun for the victim as that's my preference and what was used in the movie, but read whatever pronoun you prefer.]
- I prefer nothing so I can better hear my victim's delightful sounds
- ie "I'll be too occupied by what I'm doing to even notice music, and my victim will be so occupied that she won't care about it either!"
- A little something in the background while she waits for me to begin shows this is a fun pastime for me and heighten her fear and dismay, but I'll turn it off when the action begins
- ie. "I want to be in the right headspace before I begin, and I want her to be disoriented and stressed. Some introductory music will help achieve that."
- It adds atmosphere so I'm happy to keep the beats going all the way through
- ie. "I like the juxtaposition of something beautiful in what, for the victim, is a horrific context, and the lifelong association she'll have of that music with her pain."
- It depends on the situation adn who's there
- ie. "If there's a group of torturers taking part, music enhances the party atmosphere and gets the blood pumping faster."
- Something else?
Some classical possibilities to start us off...
- Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor
- Summer, autumn, winter of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi
- Gregorian chants
- Pier Gynt Suite 1 by Grieg
- Lux Aeterna from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack by Clint Mansell
- Elysium from the Gladiator soundtrack by Hans Zimmer
- Heaven by I Monster
- Lost Girl Theme Song
- Roman Agency Rock by Spencer Creaghan
- I Know What Boys Like by The Waitresses
- Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
- Alice: Madness Returns by Marshall Crutcher
- Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien by Edith Piaf
I'm sure some of these will make you laugh... what do you think would set the right mood?