The sounds used in thrillers are extremely important, they create specific moods and atmoshperes, emphasise characters' emotions and highlight the film's genre. Thrillers need to build tension and suspense within the audience, so sound plays a crucial part in creating this tension filled atmosphere. The best way to divide sound is into its different categories, here, a sound tree can be used.
Most films, including thrillers, will contain all of these sounds however thrillers put a lot of emphasis into all other categories.
An example of this can be heard in the opening scene of 'The departed'.
After listening to just the audio I noted these sounds...
- voice over: this is often the explaining of the storyline or down to earth advice. They will often have phrases and sayings that will stay in the audience's mind.
- Ambience: this was the background sound of crowds of people and children laughing. This gives thrillers, with storylines that often unbelievable, to have a sense of reality. Also the children laughing contrasts against the other sounds which gives the thriller a sense of strangeness and mystery.
- Sound effects: the sound effects were of people shouting and fighting. This is a brutal and unexpected beginning. This puts tension in the audience as they want to know what the fightings all about.
- Dialogue: the most important part in the dialogue is when the man says 'it will put hate in your heart'. This leaves the audience wanting to know more about the narrative and what will put hate in their hearts. It adds suspense and keeps the audience interested.
- Soundtrack: this is a slow paced, relaxed, jazz number. As reflects the main characters personality and shows the audience even in this chaos he is completely at home. This gives us a strong sense of a darker side to the protagonist.
By Bethany
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