“You throw your head back and yell like a banshee, like a wild thing. i am free now.” - Becky Tillman

The Summer of Video Essays continues, and we’re talking about Frisson! I hope you enjoy it as I try to explain why the scenes that give me chills do so through one of my all-time favorite games: Omori.

Written, Produced, and Edited by James DeLisio

0:00 Introduction
1:56 What is Frisson?
4:15 Omori Spoiler Warning/Introduction
4:58 Final Duet Context
7:40 Final Duet Analysis


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Visual Media Used (in order): Monsters University, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Weathering With You, Omori, Goosebumps (TV Show), Les Mis, Demon Slayer

Music Used (in order): DUET - Omori OST, Sunny Days - Anno Domini Beats, By Your Side - Omori OST, OMORI - Omori OST, TITLE - Omori OST, Good Morning - Omori OST,

Stock footage credits to Videvo, and Jorge Ponce.

Sources:
Musical Expectancy & Thrills - David Huron & Elizabeth Margulis
A Survey Into the Experience of Musically Induced Chills - Scott Bannister
Thrills, Chills, Frissons, and Skin Orgasms - Luke Harrison & Psyche Loui