Music

As music is crucial in creating an atmosphere to any film, we spent many an hour trying to find the perfect soundtrack. Ideally, we wanted instrumental, copyright free tracks, but this meant that our search was severely limited.

To accompany the voiceover and shots of scenery at the beginning we decided on Everything is Broken - Bob Dylan. It involved us cutting up the song so it was purely instrumental; words in the song probably would have become confusing given that it was to be played in the background of a voiceover.

For the chase sequence, we wanted something that sounded dark and dramatic. We found that Cthlu Thlu - Caravan fitted perfectly. It has an ominous tone to it and the timing seemed to work out even better then we anticipated. For example after the quiet and eerie start of the song, the guitar kicks in just as the victim reaches a tree to pause and look over her shoulder. This makes for, what we felt, was a striking moment within our piece. Also, during the murder sequence, the victim's foot conveniently twitches in time to the words 'no, no, no' in the song.

We wanted something subtle to act as background music for when the two hikers discover the body, as thrillers are rarely absent a soundtrack especially during pivotal moments such as bodies being found. Maroon 5 -Secret has an introduction that lasts 1minute and 40 seconds, the first 48 seconds of which is purely high-pitched, haunting notes that are held for a long time and overlap each other. It created exactly the atmosphere we wanted.