Soundtrack Research
We decided to research the soundtracks into various popular thrillers, they are; Batman the Dark Knight, The Silence of The Lambs, Pulp Fiction and The Godfather.
The Dark Knight’s sound track is a mixture of orchestral sounds composed by Hans Zimmer. This collection of orchestral music suits the film perfectly. They are used because the type of music fits everything, it can be calming yet it can be chilling, much like the film. Some of the songs in this film are very effective. The song Why So Serious? Is played whenever the Joker appears. This song is named when the Joker tells Gambol Why So Serious? This tells and relates to the audience telling us that the joker is evil and when you hear this song you know something bad will happen, this also tells us that the character the joker has such a presence that he has his own song.
The Silence of the Lambs soundtrack is again an orchestral mixture of songs. The soundtrack is chilling and suits the film very well. The soundtrack is used to chill the viewers when needed during the film. The songs used are eerie and make the audience have a frightening experience.
The Godfather Soundtrack is once again an orchestral mix. The soundtrack is a light and fluffy mix of instruments. This soundtrack works well with the film as it is about family and protecting them, yet is also about crime and violence. The music works well especially when the famous song plays when we first meet the godfather it asserts his authority and tells us that he is all powerful.
We aren’t 100% sure of the sounds that we will use in our thriller but, I think we decided to mainly have sound effects. The use of only sound effects will make it seem like a normal day and have a strong effect when needed, e.g. we will have a muffled sound when the boy wakes up after being startled in a flurry. There is no relationship to the soundtracks in those films with ours because we don’t want a whole orchestra as for a short thriller we believe it’s over the top.
