Music in films

Music Used in Films

Movie:
Psycho

Music:
Instrumental, violin discords


Role Played:
Reflects a screaming sound as the victim’s voice is edited alongside the music. The music amplifies her screams with harsh, rasping sounds.


Effectiveness:
Shocking and deliberately upsetting.  There is only the sound of a shower running beforehand and the violin shatters the silence.


Movie:
Trainspotting

Music:
Lust for Life - Iggy POP.

Role Played:
Reflects the characters 'lust for life'. The characters are heroin addicts, and their lust in life is shown to be drugs.


Effectiveness:
Describes the lives of the characters to the audience and shows that they have a lust for something in life.