Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

m�sica de suspense

English translation:

suspense (background) music, thriller (background) music

Added to glossary by Aoife Ní Chinnéide
Oct 2, 2012 07:46
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

m�sica de suspense

Portuguese to English Art/Literary Education / Pedagogy
Hello. I am struggling to come up with the perfect way of saying this in English, other than "music that creates an atmosphere of suspense". It's early morning... :)
It appears in a text that provides instructions for a classroom game. The music is to play in the background, creating an atmosphere of suspense.
Many thanks in advance for any inspiration...

Proposed translations

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suspense (background) music, thriller (background) music

Looking for suspense background music, like the ending of LOST ...
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1 resposta - 28 ago. 2008
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Thriller Background Music, Horror Music, music for film, royalty-free ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
2 mins
Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
agree Margarida Ataide
2 hrs
Obrigado. Tenha um bom dia.
agree Lais Leite : I prefer "thriller (background) music"... ;)
3 hrs
Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário. Tenha um bom dia. :)
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5 hrs

suspenseful music, tension-building music

I think suspenseful music works as a genre of music for film. More generally tension-building would be a useful description of it.

example of the former:

http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?feels[]=Suspensef...
Peer comment(s):

agree kashew : tension-building music - perfect!
6 hrs
Thanks!
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