Sound & Music

Night of Chaos – out of all the audio tracks I used, this one is strongest in the musical aspect; the main instrument that is heard in this track is the soft, slightly muffled sound of an acoustic guitar. As this track contradicts the look of my film, it creates an eerily tranquil atmosphere. An arrangement of a few notes is played, and then the ending note is sustained for a couple of seconds; the effect of this is makes my film opening quite thought-provoking.





Redletter – This track begins with a deep, low humming then it builds to a rough-sounding crackle. There are also sounds of ripping/something dragging along a rough surface that is played near the beginning; it’s quite uncomfortable and unnerving to listen to, putting the audience on-edge. This compliments my opening film sequence well as it is foreshadowing the film’s upcoming events. It gives my film the grit and grunge I was trying to achieve.





Anxiety – There are no predominant musical instruments being played here as the focus is on the spine-chilling, sinister noises and sounds. I used this track for its disorienting arrangement of extremely high pitched noises.

I used all three tracks; they overlap to create an almost overwhelming sense of chaos and generate disorientation within the audience. I had to adjust the levels and volume so the tracks complement each other well. The music begins quite soft and low in volume, it then builds as the images start coming rapidly, the music keeps in beat with the transitions. Then I added the track, 'Redletter', which has a harsher tone to it, effectively building tension. I then added a more noise/sound based track, 'Anxiety', which provided the fear and discomfort to the music and overall tone of my film opening.

When editing, I tried to match the dips and changes in the sounds/music to the images and text. For example, I cut then added the ‘Anxiety’ track at its highest pitch point to play as soon as the title of my film ‘A Demon within Us’ appears. This sparks the attention towards the title. The effect this has is to create a fear of what is to come. This also creates an enigma within my film; what and/or who the demon is, keeping the audience interested to watch more.