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Why ‘Longlegs’ Sounds So Terrifying: Human Heartbeats, Electric Guitars and Metal Balls Turned Sound Design Into Fear
Why 'Longlegs' sounds so terrifying, from human heartbeats to electric guitars, how sound editor Eugenio Battaglia used those elements to build dread.
“Given the ’70s rock ‘n’ roll vibe he wanted and because of the Satanic aspect of the film, I thought it would be pretty neat to do some sort of subliminal message profile to the sound,” Battaglia tells Variety. “Longlegs” follows FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe) attempting to hunt down the titular killer (Nicolas Cage), who somehow murders families without leaving a trace of him anywhere near the scene. Similarly, viewers hear another inhuman pitch in a flashback, when the serial killer sings to Ruth (Harker’s mother, played by Alicia Witt) after she finds him in her backyard.
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