Research Iconic Thriller Soundtracks & Sound

Research Iconic Thriller Soundtracks & Sound 

What are the conventions of appropriate music/sound? 

Appropriate music/sound in a horror film needs to give out tension and needs to be passy when appropriate. To make the audience feel suspense and makes you more engaged with the film.




What information is it giving you about the characters & story?

The music in the film gives you information about the character and the story, because the music sets the mood when it is needed. For example when you have a mysterious character coming into the film or somthing bad is going to happern mysterouse sound/music starts to come on and tension in the music builds up. It gives you information that the film is a thriller and the character is mysterious.  

What information is it giving you about the mood?

The sound gives information that the mood of the film is going to change. passy music gives a mood of a rush and something is going to happen this causes tention. slow mysterious music gives out that the mood has changed to a creepy, suspense mood. Different types of music in a thriller film gives out different moods.


In thrillers you would normally hear Gun shots, phones, scratchy noises, and classical instrumental music. 

I have an example clip of a iconic soundtrack by Alfred Hitchcock thriller film


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWX-Cz4aQzM