Mickey Mousing

/mˈɪkɪ mˈaʊsɪŋ/

/mˈɪki mˈaʊsɪŋ/

Mickey Mousing

a film scoring technique where the music closely follows the on-screen action, emphasizing or mimicking the movements of the characters or objects

Examples

1. Written by composer Max Steiner, this score utilized techniques that would go on to be used in horror films for decades, such as Mickey Mousing, in which music matches a character's action and leitmotifs which are short recurring musical ideas that typically signify the presence of a monster or a villain.