Sound - Lullaby research

• For our teaser trailer we want to use either a lullaby or jewellery box music to begin with 
• We want to portray our teenage protagonist as creepy and disturbing and this sort of music would have connotations of a child not a teenager so this would appear strange to the audience 
• A typical convention of some horror films is to use childish objects such as toys, jewellery boxes to create a creepy, disturbing feel 
• I looked at examples of lullabies in existing horror films to understand why they work and are effective as being scary

Nightmare on Elm street

• In Nightmare on Elm street there is a lullaby about the killer Freddy Krueger which is sung by little children
• The lullaby exploits the innocent nature of children as they are singing about a killer this can make the audience feel uncomfortable and ultimately scare the audience 
• The lullaby is like a countdown from to when Freddy comes after his victims  
• The pace of the music gradually builds which creates tension

Hocus Pocus 

• Unlike Nightmare on Elm street this lullaby is much longer more like a song
• This has less of a horror theme I feel in comparison to Nightmare on Elm street but still is creepy and disturbing
• The woman's voice sounds very enchanting and angelic which contrasts her evil intent of beckoning children
• The idea of innocence I feel is quite prominent for lullabies as it makes the audience feel scared as they aren't expecting something scary after hearing innocent sounding music 

Pan's Labyrinth 

• This theme music from Pan's Labyrinth is played through a music box
• We are thinking to have music like this more so as it does not have lyrics which would create a sense of enigma
• I really liked how you could hear the winding of the music box at the start, we could use this sound at the very start of our teaser trailer 
• The melody is very simple with a slow pace which I feel makes it more creepy
• By starting our trailer with a melody similar it would help build pace and enigma at the start before leading into the manic, chaotic torture scenes which would have contrasting faster paced music  

Amy Freeman