Genre research into music and sounds

We will use diegetic sound in our film as it will help create the suspension of disbelief. We want the music to build up the tension as it is a horror, and there will be some jump scares. In the title sequence, we would want the music to be creepy and foreshadow that something bad will happen. During the kitchen scene, we may also wish to use music to build up the tension as there is no talking in that particular scene.

Throughout, the music should be able to represent to the audience the genre of our film and should keep them on the edge of their seat. We could use both fast and slow paced music depending on what is happening in the scene. For example, in the final scene, where the couple walk into the house, the music should be creepy but not fast paced as there is not a great deal of action occurring on the screen.

We will use sound effects that match what is happening on the shot, for example:

Screaming:


Tree branch snapping:


These are just some examples of the types of diegetic sounds we aim to use. We will not include these particular sounds in our film as they are a bit cheesy and will not create a verisimilitude affect; also we will not have the right or permission to use them.