Soundtrack Research

Soundtrack Research 

In our short movie i wanted to capture the same tense and thrilling soundtrack which Hitchcock created in his rendition of the short story. However i also wanted to capture the rather comical situation in which the characters find them selves in.

Velvet Underground - Femme Fatal

An idea which i had was to play on the idea of the "Femme Fatal" trope, which in this case is quite literal with the murder of the husband by the wife. I thought of no better song to foreshadow the events in the short than velvet undergrounds, "Femme Fatal". However, due to copyright, this song is unfortunately not royalty free, however the effect it had on the future ideas we had was undeniable.

Goldberg Variations Complete (JS BACH BWV 988)

Another inspiration was the escape scene from silence of the lambs in which Hannibal Lector escapes his prison cell. In this scene, Bach plays in the background creating a serene and harmonious atmosphere which is juxtaposed with the savagery which is conducted on the screen. I had the idea of using this while conducting research on "What makes a good soundtrack" (http://nofilmschool.com/2015/06/feeling-all-feels-how-choose-right-music-your-film )  in which the author noted this scene as a stroke of brilliance. I feel that we could also use this in order to punctuate the murder within the scene while also having background music which is not only memorable but not intrusive in this serene home.

This is aforementioned scene in which hannibal makes his escape.

Psycho Ending soundtrack - Finale

An extremely famous soundtrack, one of the most notable in film history to this date, the Psycho film hosts a number of extraordinary scores which would be perfect for our film. This particular score is played at the very end of the film once it reaches its crescendo with Norman Bates and the fly scene. This almost perfect symphony creates an eerie tranquility as we hear the deranged killer speak to himself. We would like to create a similar feeling to the ending of psycho with the now Patrick Maloney getting away with murder.

Fredrick Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, OP.9, No.2

Following the tranquility juxtaposed with the brutal violence which i mentioned above in my Bach suggestion, Fredrick Chopin's Nocturne follows the same principal in that it is an extremely tranquil piece which will be juxtaposed is an almost oxymoronic fashion to the brutal killing which is about to occur. This will turns this normally beautiful and hypnotic classical piece into an eerie reminder of the tragedy which had just occurred.