Soundtracks

Background music is used to add emotion and rhythm to a film. Usually not meant to be very noticeable. However, it often provides a tone or an emotional attitude toward the story and the characters for the audience to feel what the characters are feeling. Background music can, often foreshadow a change in mood. For example, some soundtracks may be used in a film to indicate an approaching character to build tension, such as the soundtrack for Jaws.


Background music may aid the audience by understanding by linking scenes and characters. For example, a particular musical theme associated with an individual certain character or situation may be repeated in different situations.Film sound is comprised of conventions. We have come to expect the music to get faster during car chases and the atmosphere to become silent in horror films. Yet, it makes us more aware of film sound.
Soundtracks are used in thriller films to build tension and suspense during certain scenes to prepare the audience for something that may be about to happen.