Analysis within sound within Films

Analysis of Sound within movie clips

First Clip:

The Dark Knight-Why So Serious?

In this scene the joker tells Gamble (a drug dealer) how he got the facial scars around his mouth. The music in this scene creates a sense of urgency and gradually becomes louder as the scene is nearing its climax.  As the scene is almost at its end, the pitch of the music get higher and higher, then it comes to a crescendo symbolising its end. The diegetic sound within the scene is the body bag the Heath Ledger (the Joker) is wearing. 

Second Clip:

The Matrix-Subway Fight

This scene is near the end of the movie when Neo (Keanu Reeves) confronts Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) in a subway. The music in this scene is varies with what the actors are doing. For example when the actors are fighting, the music is fast paced and it’s comprised of strings. However when the actors either fall or stop for a brief period, the slow strings are played which in a way sort of calms the situation. In terms of diegetic sound, the sound of guns being thrown, walls being broken, glasses being thrown onto the floor and others. In terms of non-diegetic sound, there’s a lot to choose from. For examples, the hit sounds, falling and guns shots.

Third clip:

Man of steel Zod fight scene

This is the final fight of the movie and the music surely complements it. The music starts off calm and subtle. The strings add a calming effect but at the same time foreshadow a fight to the death. The volume of the music slowly increases as Zod's speech is nearing it's end and it starts after Superman gets knocked down. When the fight officially starts, you can hear a drums, a choir, and sound effects of buildings crumbling. During the fight, the music pauses at times to create a dramatic effect.