Analysis of Thriller trailers

Sorority Row - Trailer
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The clip I looked at was from Sorority row, the soundtrack used with the clip fits very well and adds a lot of tension. At the start the music is upbeat because everybody is happy while the narrator is setting the scene of the movie however as events take a turn for the worst when the girl gets killed, the music becomes quite dark and foreboding but still slow as the other girls think that they are in the clear. When someone starts killing all the other girls involved in the prank gone wrong and the shots become quite quick the music gets much quicker and bolder as the trailer comes to a climax, then its cuts out as a final bit of dialogue is heard, this emphasizes the dialogue if there is no music, making the audience pay more attention to it.