Music to a Thriller Movie

Why does a thriller movie need music? The music helps to create the atmosphere, with out the music the scene we see on the screen would not be as thrilling for one or capturing. Loads of thriller movies usually go down the same route of having music play quietly but effective in the background, possibly a low bass.

One Movie that comes to mind when I think of thriller music and building terrific suspense is Jaws. The music in Jaws really helps to create a eerie atmosphere, from every 'F' to 'F' sharp as the shark locates its pray. With long and fast string notes the music really helps to draw in the audience watching.



Another great soundtrack to a thriller is the one from The dark Knight. For me this is because its not like any other soundtrack to a thriller movie, it has a very distinctive melody which repeats throughout the movie to help keep the tension. The strings in the music play quick fast notes to compliment the fast action on screen, this works really well and makes the action on screen even more thrilling! Using percussion to underline the bass giving the music a dark feel and almost has a epic feel to it making the drama on the screen bigger also.



The music theme for Kill Bill is to put it in my own words amazing! It suits the type ppf thriller it is so well! It helps to build the climax and the struggle which Uma Thurman will face to get her revenge on Bill. The use of brass helps to dramatise the music making the music feel more epic and helps to make Uma Thurman look more invinsible.