Sound Analysis

Our first task to analyse sound was; listening to five different soundtracks and trying to guess the genre with given reasons of why we chose that genre. We weren't told the soundtrack we were listening too until the very end of the task.

1. I guessed when listening to this soundtrack that it would be from an action, comedy drama. This is because the music was fast paced, dramatic and the lyrics had meaning and linked in with the show. The soundtrack was from 'Orange is the new black'. So the genre I guessed was correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9_isl1jjHc


2. The second soundtrack we listened too, I guessed that it was a mystery/crime drama, this is because the song mentions guns multiple times. Furthermore, It is upbeat yet slow paced therefore giving it a mysterious feel and makes you feel quite tense listening; which is how you feel when watching a Crime drama. The soundtrack was in fact from 'The Sopranos'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDkCiUhHCc

3. The next soundtrack, I guessed it had the genre of a crime/sitcom. This is because it was dramatic and upbeat. Yet the music was Jazz and bagpipes were used so it must be based in Scotland and I thought this may have contrasted and made it more of a sitcom. The soundtrack was from LilyHammer, so I was correct with it being a Crime drama but it wasn't a sitcom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1tl3vY3qXw

4. The fourth soundtrack we listened too, I guessed that its sub-genre was death or betrayal. This was because it was extremely dramatic, and it had a deliberate slow pace to make the tension build. I was right in saying it had death linked in with it as it was from '28 Days Later', which is a Horror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6OtF7daIPM

5. The last soundtrack we listened too I guessed it was a costume drama, this was because it was quite upbeat and paced. I was wrong in saying this as it's genre was actually Crime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE69GhmzI9s