Music Analysis

The music in this scene is a mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sound. The music that plays is very eerie, however gradually picks up to which causes suspense and tension in the audience. This is constant throughout the film. Non-diegetic sound is also present in the backdrop. This gives the audience an insight of the setting and makes the audience feel as if they are there.




In this film the music picks up slowly creating a feel of suspense and tension, making the audience wonder what will happen next? The music is played on a piano, the piano gives it a eerie feel almost as if it is music that would be heard in a haunted or ghostly manor. This creates a uncomfortable feel and the music's change in pitch causes the audience to feel on edge. The music also speeds up as the scene progresses and the increase in the tempo of the music is almost as if it is meant to replicate a heartbeat. 

In the SE7EN opening, the music is very repetitive and remains constant throughout but there are non-diegetic noises scattered throughout with breaks up the regularity of the music. This suggest that there is a sinister undertone to what otherwise would be a very run of the mill song for a thriller opening. It also relates to the story of the film as the killer is very meticulous, calculated and regiment but in a very sinister way.