Analysing Sound and Music In Thriller Opening Sequences

My task is to analyse the music and sound within three opening sequences of thriller movies. The three films that I am going to analyse are Panic Room (Psychological Thriller), Catch Me if You Can (Crime Thriller) and Se7en (seven- Crime Thriller).

In this opening sequence the non-diegetic music starts instantly. The instrument used sounds like a cello as the music is deep with low notes that last for roughly a two seconds before changing, which is quite long. Also starting at the beginning of the opening sequence are diegetic sounds of the city like the sirens and wind. At 47 seconds there is a car horn noise plus the sound of the wind fading in and out. between 48 and 55 seconds the music becomes slightly louder and more intense as the name of the film is shown. A symbol sound is then used to introduce the new fast pace music which uses higher notes. At this point (55 seconds in) a non diegetic ticking sound is also played over the top of the music until the end of the sequence which builds suspense and tension. The music at this point is faster and relates to the name of the film PANIC Room. Finally, at 1 minute 20 seconds, the same symbol sound is reintroduced that then leads back into the first music used, which was slow and deep.