Sound in Thrillers
- Diegetic
- Non-diegetic
- Ambient (natural sound of the earth)
- Asynchronous (contradicts the events occurring)
- Voice-over
- Sound bridge (scene changes but sound carries on)
- Incidental (sound that’s not in the shot but is relevant to the scene)
- Diminuendo (sound fades out of the shot, gets quieter)
- Crescendo (music gets louder)
- Dialogue
- Soundtrack
Soundtrack1
What do you notice about the sound?
It’s loud and diminuendos
towards the end and becomes more calm.
What does the director want to make the audience feel?
- Frightened
- Mystery
- uncomfortable
What sort of instruments are used?
- Wind mainly
- Whole orchestra
Soundtrack2
What do you notice about the sound?
It’s dramatic, Slow, Very
repetitive, crescendo
What does the director want to make the audience feel?
- Tension
- Suspense
What sort of instruments are used?
- Strings
- Piano
How does it the sound reflect the genre and the events in
the genre?
It’s from horror and reflects
the end of the film maybe shows most active and least action. The highest point
of tension. In horrors/thrillers music is off key to create chaos and unease.
What makes a good thriller soundtrack?
- Repetitive to make the audience wait for change
- Crescendo to create suspense
- Contrast between high pitched and low pitched
- Dramatic
- Slow to fast
- Off key to create chaos
- No lyrics
- Minor key to create spooky or emotional atmosphere
- Nursery rhyme themes work well for creepy factor
- Heart beat sound usually in bass
- Silence used to create suspense
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