Sound & Music

Within a Trailer

Opening Sounds

To begin with there is old fashioned, slightly operatic

music. Along with the aristocratic British accents,

the music indicates the type of era, (during the second world war) and sets the scene for the

coming movie. The fact that the music is

relatively quiet, particularly compared to the dialogue,

allows suspense and therefore mystery to build up so that the trailer can

begin to offer enigmas for the audience.

Non-Diegetic Sound Throughout the Trailer

Because of the trailer being 2minutes, 30 seconds, there is a real variation of music to keep the audience engaged

and the future plotline exciting and upbeat.

All non-diegetic sound matches the atmosphere and setting that it is put behind. At the beginning, the music creates a very magical feeling with

quite light sounds and tingles integrating throughout the sounds.

This allows the ‘magic’ of the movie to build up and creates the feeling of youthful excitement and exploration

In the second half of the trailer, there is a much more dangerous

adventure beginning to unfold, with images of battles and fighting. The music fits accordingly, with drums

and louder instruments enforcing the epic feel which the sound portrays. It instantly allows the whole trailer to

build up very suspense and dramatic sequences easily, exciting the

audience.

Diegetic Sound Throughout the Trailer

The diegetic sounds are used sparingly throughout the trailer, to add affect when the feeling or atmosphere trying to be created needs to be enhanced further, to continue to engage the audience. One example, is when the character

of Lucy opens the door, and over the general non-diegetic sound, the door’s creaking can be heard. This emphasises questions that arise from the possible secrets that are hidden behind the door, igniting suspense for the audience and engaging them with the trailer.

Final SoundsAfter the non-diegetic music finally builds up to a very rapid, climatic speed, exciting the audience and allowing the excitement to build up, matching the graphics shown on screen at the same time, the trailer falls silent, allowing the huge roar of the lion to leave a lasting impact on the audience. This technique of almost leaving a cliff-hanging with the music works very well in this trailer as it introduces the character of the lion well (which is a focal point of the narrative, due to the title of the movie being, ‘The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe’. It also leave the audience in anticipation of what is to happen, whilst creating the lion figure to be one of greatness and power as he becomes the final key element of the trailer.