Wall Clock sound effects, the tick you stop hearing after a minute and then can't unhear in a silent room. Steady ticks, many of them looped so they run as long as a scene, plus the chimes, winding and gear movement of old mechanical clocks. Tiny pocket watches and big standing clocks sit nearby.
A ticking clock is an old trick for tension. Put it under a quiet scene and the audience starts counting. Every clock has its own voice, so match it to the room: a dry little tick for a modern office, a warmer tock from an old wooden case. The bigger, louder end is in Grandfather Clock. Horror, thrillers and period dramas all lean on them.
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