For our film I decided to research some soundtracks to help me decide what kind of music would be best. I was looking for an intense soundtrack that reached a climax by going from slow to fast and quiet to loud. Once the climax was reached it would then go quiet until it was completely silent. Researching soundtracks also inspires me to what type of instruments would be most suitable for our film.
The first soundtrack I researched was Saw. I found Saw had many qualities that I was looking for in my film such as it having an inviting opening piece that draws you in straight away; it creates an eerie atmosphere and makes you feel uneasy like something is about to happen. As it carries on you get beats added, this is effective as it gives a rhythm to the soundtrack and gets the audience on the edge of their seat. Suddenly it goes quiet for a split second, tension builds up for the audience just until the beat drops. The music appears to be louder and faster which for us could represent this is when something bad happens. It contains fast beats which is suitable for our film as they could be added with the fast shots to help create the mood and have more suspense. The music then goes silent again and drifts off suggesting that the bad thing is over, this is where we would stop it. I like this soundtrack as it creates not only an eerie atmosphere but a mysterious effect which as a group is what we are looking for.
The second soundtrack I researched was The Conjuring. I didn't find this soundtrack as inviting as Saw or as suitable for my film. This is because I thought it struggled to build tension for the audience as the beginning gave off more of a shadow atmosphere that led to no big build that gets the audience on the edge of their seat. It was slow throughout which is not suitable for our film as we wanted a fast piece of music to represent the chase. In the middle the piece did get louder but didn't give off the atmosphere we were looking for. This piece was more creepy and represented possession as the Saw soundtrack could connote a chase leading to a death. However, the loud music in the middle attracted me as it drifted off into silence which is what we wanted. This is helpful as it will help us to incorporate bits of each piece to give off the perfect effect to the audience and fit our piece perfectly.
Our group then researched a variety of non copy right music to get an insight into what would fit our piece. We came across a useful website that let us select what type of genre we wanted which was horror. We then got asked what type of feel we wanted and we chose: Dark, Eerie, Unnerving, Mysterious and Suspenseful. After searching many soundtracks we came across one which appeal to us the most called 'Evening of Chaos'. The description of this piece included 'A semi-beautiful and flawed piano melody, which contrasts with industrial percussion. This piece has three distinct movements'. We found that this would fit perfectly as in our film we have 3 main pieces and the music fits perfectly. It starts off with a subtle and uneasing type of music that is very welcoming but creepy and eerie at the same time. As the audience are then drawn in slashes are added and the music starts to speed up creating tension for the audience. Bangs are then added to create a beat and rhythm which is extremely effective. A note is held in the background to build suspense. The fastness of the music draws the audience in even more until it goes silent building extreme amount of tension.The upbeat music could represent our chase as it has a lot of tension and will engage the audience. The music carries on getting faster and faster until it reaches the climax where we would we stop it giving the audience that relief and satisfation.
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