The Importance of Music In Our Chosen Genre

The video above is a classic example of how sound can make anything scary, whether it's diegetic or non-diegetic, creepy music and the occasional loud scream or bang can make a horror film work. In the film "Paranormal Activity" the director limits the utilization of sound to the noises of the ghosts footsteps creaking as it walks across the hallway in search of the victim, the footsteps are incredibly well done, keeping an extremely slow pace creating tension for the audience making the final scare that bit more frightening and memorable. When it comes to dialogue, it is often more scary if the antagonist doesn't speak, I feel it gives the character a much more deranged approach, constantly making the audience wonder what on earth is going through their head, and example would me Michael Myers from "Halloween".

Considering the genre of our film is a horror, we draw influences from other films in this genre in order to make sure we know what they do right, and bring that into our short film. We take searching for the perfect music very seriously and are in the process of narrowing down a few which we feel would fit nicely into the film. One example of something we are looking for is a song that would go well with the conclusion of our film, a song which strikes fear into the audience and creates so much tension as the music grows louder in volume and faster in pace that the audience can relate to the emotions the protagonist is going through at the specific moment in time.