Ah music, it's many uses in films is something some people disregard because they don't understand it's importance. I'll bet some people watch movies and don't realize that the music plays a heavy role in creating the feel of the moment.
It could be the swelling of the music after the heroes victory, giving a sense of pride for the characters.
It could be music to indicate importance to a moment, setting the tone for the scene.
Or you have it's most known use, in horror to indicate the killer's in the area or that something is about to go wrong for the protagonists.
They mention Friday the 13th as this example, which is an amazing example, but I'd also like to throw up the slasher film before it, Halloween. Both have that familiar sound or music (I notice both seem interchangeable at certain moments) as the camera flashes to show the slashers sitting and waiting for the perfect time to strike. These two films as well as as Nightmare on Elm Street, which has a more quiet in the music before Freddy jumps out for the scare, seem always attached in the horror department for setting the stage for future movies in the horror category, and as such their use of music.
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