Films across all genres incorporate music and sound techniques into their film to enhance the quality of the product and to emerge the audience deeper into the movie and the plot. Thriller films are no exception to this. Depending on the sub-genre for thriller the movie could include intense music to compliment a action scene or something of that nature, or it could include creepy, ominous music during a movie where there is spooky scenes or mysterious things happening.
Diegetic Sound:
Diegetic sound is sound created from the character's world that they can hear. This type of sound includes footsteps, doors opening, or any noise made from the characters in the film. Diegetic sounds like these are often used in thrillers for action scenes. In the movie Baby Driver for example, while Baby is escaping the cops in his getaway car, he is playing music in his earbuds through his iPod. The audience is hearing the music as Baby would during this scene. This film does a great job of incorporating diegetic sounds into the getaway scenes as they also include outside noises such as tires screeching and cops sirens blaring as the music continues to play. The layering techniques used in this film are top-notch and can be looked at as a great example of creating a soundscape using several different diegetic sounds.
Example of diegetic Soundscape
Non-Diegetic Sounds:
Non-diegetic sound is sound that is only heard by the audience and was added on from the world outside of the film. This often includes music or sound effects that have been added in post-production to add depth to the film. Thriller movies often use non-diegetic sounds to create suspense during a scene. For example, In the movie Jaws whenever the shark is approaching a person or is about to wreak havoc, an iconic sound starts playing for the audience. The characters in the movie can't hear this noise however. This noise indicates to the audience something bad is about to happen in the movie and builds suspense and creates a mood of anticipation among the audience.
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