Soundtrack Research for Storyboard

As a group we researched a range of different soundtracks of thrillers that we felt could fit in with our storyboard. We felt that the Saw soundtrack worked well with our titles and the pace of our storyboard. However we felt that as the soundtrack is so iconic it would not show our creativity as a group. We wanted to go for a soundtrack which creates suspense and this successfully creates suspense, however, this is a very common song and may be classified as a horror soundtrack more than a thriller.

This soundtrack was originally used in a horror film called 'Let Me In'. However, we decided as a group that this track conveys to a typical thriller soundtrack as creates a lot of suspense and tension within the audience. As the soundtrack comes to an end, it begins to loose its thriller meaning and jump into a different genre of music and as a group we were not entirely keen on this soundtrack.

We really did like this soundtrack from the film 'Dead Silence' and felt as if we could incorporate this soundtrack into our animation. Because is has an element of horror and thriller, we thought that using this soundtrack could be successful as it would build up more suspension within the audience when watching our animation. I feel that this soundtrack could go well with our story line as the first part of this soundtrack sounds like it could of been taken from a crime scene thriller (our thriller is a crime scene/psychological thriller) and when its half way through the soundtrack, the instruments become quite distorted and bleak creating a thriller effect. This will link into our thriller very well and we may consider using this.

As a group we also really liked this soundtrack from the film '28 weeks later' because it sounds calm and tranquil but also creates suspense. The instruments used within this soundtrack are expected within a thriller. It has an element of action to it but has a sense of thrill to it. Listening to this soundtrack created suspense without even watching the movie. As a group, we would need to consider whether using this soundtrack or using the soundtrack above would fit into our animated story board and create a sense of tension.