This is the soundtrack for the horror film, 'Insidious'. At the beginning of this soundtrack there is a constant low whirling noise, acting as though it a ghastly wind. Complimenting this is a quiet low tone violin tune, like the bumble bee effect. Due to these, it automatically creates an unwelcoming atmosphere, in which is ideal for a horror film. As you continue to listen, the violin increases in volume, and the rhythm is increasingly getting faster. Due to the frantic noise created it makes the audience feel tense and full of adrenaline. Combining this with a horror scene, it would create an effective and terrifying shot which would most indefinitely woudl scare the target audience. The shrill tone of what I assume is a violin, pierces the audience ears, ensuring constant concentration but overwhelming them too due to the sharpness of the sound. After listen to this soundtrack, I believe we should have sections of our soundtrack in this sharp high pitch tone, as it goes straight through you, suggesting the fear will too. Also I like the use of the violin instrument, as you can create an erratic tune which is off putting and scary, which would be ideal for when our antagonists are revealed during our trailer.
This is from the film, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street',. As you can hear, this is soundtrack goes for a different approach as they use someone's voice for the music. Using a woman's high toned voice singing, could imply the innocence of the protagonists which would appear in the film. However, in my opinion it create a more supernatural atmosphere, implying that it involves aliens, which would confuse the audience when hearing but also ruin the affect of the shot and continuity of the film. In comparison to the 'Insidious' soundtrack, there is a similarity, which the sharp high pitch tone, which is in the background of this soundtrack. Due to the repetition of this sound effect, it tells me that it is very much associated with horror films, which may be ideal to use for our trailer. Within this soundtrack, there are the sound of metal chimes, which could be a metaphor for the sharp blades of the antagonist's murder weapon within the film. However, this sound, to me, again applies that alien event could occur, which can create confusion over the genre of the film.
This soundtrack is from the horror film called 'Dead Silence'. At the start of the soundtrack, a nursery like tune is used, which creates an innocent but unnerving atmosphere as there is no other music combined with it, creating a silent but chilling effect. This can remind audience's of childhood, suggesting the film links with childhood fears. This nursery rhyme then increases in tempo, and a lower tone is added furthers the unnerving atmosphere which is effective, especially for a horror film. Continuing on during the soundtrack, the nursery tune gradually fades out, introducing a low droning tune, with a few choir like people singing. This could suggest the that evil is consuming the innocence. The nursery rhyme is re-introduced which keeps the continuity of the film. If my trailer involved a haunted, abandoned house or had ghostly little children, I would follow the approach, of this film soundtrack. Unfortunately, I am not, so this soundtrack may not be ideal for our trailer.
It
This is the soundtrack from the film 'It', which involves a killer clown, which targets its prey mainly at children. This soundtrack doesn't really need to much analyse due to the simplistic element to the music. The soundtrack is obviously a circus like theme tune which is constantly played at circuses and fun fairs which is ideal for the antagonist of the film, a clown. Having such a jolly happy song for a murderous clown, automatically contradicts with each other which creates a fear factor, as it suggests that things aren't as they seem...
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