Ideas for Non-Diegetic Sound

In horror and thriller films, the use of sound and music is important to create different emotions in the audience. It is also used to create tension and the feeling of sitting on the edge of the seat, which draws people in to see the film. To create these feelings, we have looked in to different non-copyright sound sequences we could use and edit into our film. The main things we would like to include are high suspended notes to create tension as well as louder more dramatic sounds for an increased impact on both the characters and the audience.

The beginning of this sequence is slow and boring and not at all something that we could use in our film to create tension. It sounds quite childish and almost like a nursery rhyme until 1:16 when it crashes and you hear what resembles a scream. This motif, in particular, would be very effective in our film as it is dramatic and creates a lot of tension and suspense. The bass notes would be effective in showing danger within the film.

In this sequence, it begins quite slowly but in an effective way. It is quite mysterious and ominous, making the audience want to know what is going to happen. It keeps the audience on the edge of their seats, which is exactly what we want. This type of music is used a lot in horror and thriller films and, although it could be considered a cliche, it would create a lot of tension and suspense in the early parts of our opening. However, this particular sequence only continues through the first 2 minutes. After this, the sound is not something we would like to use as it doesn't introduce enough tension for our film, much like the first clip in the beginning.

We could use both of these clips together, as they both have aspects which would work very well in our film. We would like to include suspended notes to create a built up tension, but also use loud bass notes to emphasis a danger or discovery for the audience. The fact that they are both non-copyright is also good as it means we can use them for our opening without incurring any issues with uploading it online.