Sound Analysis on 'Better Call Saul'

The next TV Drama we looked at was 'Better Call Saul'; Series 1, Episode 1. Again we picked a shot, what the soundtrack conveyed and how it made us feel as an audience.

Although the play is set in the past 40 so years, the music is extremely old fashioned and sounds like something from the 1920's. This convey the idea that the character is living in the past. The use of sound helps to build tension throughout the scene, as when the main character thinks someones is staring at him, and starts looking as though he is walking towards him; the mixer gets louder which creates tension and makes us feel uncomfortable.
Throughout the scene we feel awkward and uncomfortable, likewise to the main character. Giving the idea that we are supposed alike to him. The character also seems paranoid and is socially awkward, we get this idea as when he is in public, music is constantly playing to fill the awkwardness of him not speaking. Yet when he is at home, there is complete silence which makes things even more uncomfortable for us as an audience.

The shot that I found most interesting was, the one where it had a close up, low angle of the main character making himself a drink. This is because it implies that the character may drink to rid of his sorrows. The fact he does it so robot-ically, suggests he does this every night and he is in auto-pilot.