Trailer Planning: Nine Dead (2010) Music

For inspiration, I am looking at the 'Nine Dead' trailer. This is because it is similar to the trailer I am hoping to create and the music used adds atmosphere and dramatic effects to the overall feel of the trailer. This is the same effect that I would like to create and will be hoping to find a soundtrack that fits my trailer as this one does. I have already began looking at the some sound effects that will appear in my trailer but am beginning to look at existing trailers to aide my final decisions. I have already analysed this trailer but this time I am purely looking at the sound and its effects.

The music throughout seems to get faster and gives the impression of a race against time. Although there is a lot of dialogue within the trailer the ambient sound track is still heard and adds to the mood of the film and helps us to identify the genre. There seems to be some strong beats running through, almost like a fast beating heart, relating to the adrenaline felt by both the characters and the audience. The sound is also quite repetitive, linking with the same processes the characters are having to go through to come to a final conclusion. The sound inflates along side the narrative and as the build up within the story line takes place, the music begins to grow. After a minuet in the trailer, the music begins to get much faster and as the inter-title 'BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT' appears a sharper noise enhances the atmosphere and this is where the music begins to suggest a race or some kind of panic. It is also at this point that it begins to fade out and the sound effects are the only thing following the trailer all the way to the end. It ends with a fairly creepy noise, similar to that of something scraping against metal or a chalk board, relating to something many people detest. This highlights the fear within the film, suggesting a not so light-hearted or happy plot. I can now take this basic research into account when searching for music for my trailer and it will help me to identify what people will expect in a crime trailer.