The Exorcist
In the opening title sequence of The Exorcist, there are a few sounds that play that are non-diegetic. These sounds include the eery music, high-pitched violin and a man singing what sounds like a hymn.
The first sound is the eery music at the start of the OTS. This music starts very quiet to the point where you're not even sure there's music playing. However, as the OTS progressed the music got louder. This built up suspense as it makes the audience think that something is going to go wrong or something is going to happen.
Our next sound is the high-pitched violin. This is played at the same time as the eery music, and also helps to build up suspense. In horror video games such as Outlast, the violin is often used for a 'scare chord', to catch the play out or to emphasise something scary has happened, or simply just to psyche out the player.
Finally, the last sound we hear is the man singing what sounds like a hymn. This does not seem to have a scary connotation and has a greater effect at confusing the audience. Typically, this type of music is used in sections where the paranormal or cult-related activities occur in video games, showing it is a holy place. This could be the meaning for its use in this scene, to denote that the film is based on religion.
In conclusion, most of the sounds used in the OTS are used to build up suspense. This goes with the horror genre because horror films tend to build up suspense so the audience will not know when a scare is about to happen. However, you do have the final sound, which gives clues to what the film is going to be about.
The first sound is the eery music at the start of the OTS. This music starts very quiet to the point where you're not even sure there's music playing. However, as the OTS progressed the music got louder. This built up suspense as it makes the audience think that something is going to go wrong or something is going to happen.
Our next sound is the high-pitched violin. This is played at the same time as the eery music, and also helps to build up suspense. In horror video games such as Outlast, the violin is often used for a 'scare chord', to catch the play out or to emphasise something scary has happened, or simply just to psyche out the player.
Finally, the last sound we hear is the man singing what sounds like a hymn. This does not seem to have a scary connotation and has a greater effect at confusing the audience. Typically, this type of music is used in sections where the paranormal or cult-related activities occur in video games, showing it is a holy place. This could be the meaning for its use in this scene, to denote that the film is based on religion.
In conclusion, most of the sounds used in the OTS are used to build up suspense. This goes with the horror genre because horror films tend to build up suspense so the audience will not know when a scare is about to happen. However, you do have the final sound, which gives clues to what the film is going to be about.
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