THE HUNGER GAMES FILM STUDY: Music in film

Track1
-Early in the movie, sort of an intro music
-Strumming a string instruments, slightly fast
-Unnerving sort of tone




Track2
-Picks up pace, tempo is faster than Track 1, gives the audience a 'moving' sort of feel
-Strumming, flute, tambourine: very unique instruments
-Futuristic, exotic
-Like you're going on the journey
-Builds up in anticipation, gets louder and slightly faster
Used when Katniss was hunting


Track3
-Sad sounding, like someone (Rue?) has just died
-Montage music? 
-Slow violin music
 (can't find the link to this music, oops)

Track4
-Deep, slow and sad
-Double bass instrument used, violins possibly
-Triumphant yet there's something 'wrong' 
-Gets faster and higher as the end nears
-Played in the reaping scene


~Mr Taylors lesson~

Song1:
Happy
Carefree
Chill
Fast tempo
Packed with major chords
Jack Johnson-vibes

Song2:
Sad, solemn, sombre
Slower tempo 
Driving down the highway, sad, vibes
Predominantly minor chords to give a sinister effect

CHORDS
Major: rich, full
Minor: sinister, a much different feel 

DYNAMICS (volume)
Louder: montage, to focus on the music, to portray strong emotion
Quieter: subtle, to focus on the scene and not the music itself


~The reaping scene~

As the tributes walk in: 
No music or dialogue as the children walk in, to get the audience to focus on the scene. 'Deathly silent' is a good word to describe it, everyone is feeling quite sad and sombre. A sense of realism, suspense (what's going to happen?), is portrayed through the use of silence. 

Propaganda film: 
The music is 'triumphant', uses minor chords, suspenseful. At a medium tempo, it is neither sad nor happy. Quieter and subtle, as not to draw the audience's attention

As the reaping happens: 
-Silence as Effie picks the card, suspenseful. Combined with the use of a close-up. 
-Eerie silence as Primrose walks up. A dutch tilt is used, along with silence, to let the audience know something isn't quite right. 
Silence as the three-finger-salute is used. 
-When Peter Malarkey, a new character, name is announced, the slow, sad, sinister and subtle violin music is used to portray how Peeta, and the District, is probably feeling at that moment: anxious, nervous, sad.
-Music is used to introduce Peeta, makes the audience feel sorry for him, as he is isolated, from the poorest District. The triumphant horn portrays a chance of victory.
-Minor chords used predominantly

~SEEL Paragraph~

In the reaping scene, music and silence are used judiciously yet effectively, to portray a foreboding (something evil coming) atmosphere. More specifically in this scene, the tributes from District 12 are selected for the games and we see Katniss volunteer as tribute for her sister. The male tribute selected was Peeta Mellark. Silence is used when the glamorous Effie Trinket draws out and reads the tributes names to make us feel like the moment is real, to make us focus, and draw out the suspense of the scene. The director has done this to make the audience feel worried about who will be chosen. Music was used to introduce the character of Peeta when his name is drawn. The music predominantly consists of minor chords and a slow tempo, which makes the audience feel sorry for him. This, combined with close-up shots of Peeta's worried facial expressions, draw the viewers in. 
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