Scared

😨 Music can also make us feel scared or tense. Think about the most recent movie or television show you watched - did you notice what happened to the music when the villain, or the bad guy, entered? The music probably changed.

That's exactly what happens in the piece of music below. This piece of music is "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg. This piece of music is from a play called Peer Gynt.

In this story, the Mountain King is the King of the Trolls, imaginary creatures that are sometimes found in fairy tales. This piece of music describes one of Peer Gynt's adventures. Peer goes into the kingdom of the Mountain King in the following piece of music.

"In The Hall of the Mountain King" - Edvard Grieg Links to an external site.

After listening to the piece of music, what do you imagine happened next in the story? Did it make you feel tense at any point? Don't worry - we'll make that better in a moment!