sound blog task

1. Funny games-The director uses opera music which comes under the classic genre of music which could indicate that they are a graceful and traditional family who are quite intact with their old school side. Opera is usually used to calm anxiety and worries which may hint that there will be some conflict that will interfere with this peace of mind.

A clockwork orange- In this contrapuntal sound is used since music of the classical genre is used for a brutal and violent scene which is unusual. The director purposely used classical music to the brutal scene to create comedic effect and drive the audiences attention away from the bloodshed taking place which makes it less horrific.

Life on Mars- In life on mars old school sci fi music is used to establish that this is set in the past era which juxtaposes with the actors knowledge of present state affairs which indicates there is an essence of time travel. Non diegetic sound is used to surprise the audience and create a comedic effect.

Once upon a time in the West- Diegetic sound is used to block out all other sounds to get the focus of the audience and may signify an important part in the narrative. The repetitive buzzing sound builds up tension and suspense of what the next part of the narrative has to bring. There is a sound bridge is when  you can hear the footsteps of the actor in the scene of the actor in the rocking chair.

Once upon a time in America-The ringing sound is diegetic and the music in the background is non diegetic. The ringing sound of the telephone creates a sound bridge over to the scene of the dead bodies which interlinks the sick man in the nursing home and the dead bodies since they both go under the category of tragedies.

2. In this scene the sound is contrapuntal since upbeat and happy music is used although the actors setting is a funeral and are clearly in despair after their confrontation with the police officer. A sound bridge is used when the music carries on when the camera takes shots of the church. The ringing sound of the telephone is diegetic which is used to drag the focus of the audience away from other sounds and the single ringing sound above the silence creates suspense and tension.

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