Analysis of exisiting media

Casino Royale - Sound and music


I have decided to use James Bond - Casino Royale to look at to see how sound and music are used effectively. The first shot of the trailer sets the scene of a hot place as James bond is dressed smartly as allways but he has sunglasses on and he has his top button undone as he is gettin off of a plane, however the audience automatically know that he is not there for a holiday as everybody asscoiates James Bond with action and the music that is playing in the background is one that is frequently used during James Bond films so the audience automatically know where the song is from. The background music instantly creates some tense atmosphere for the audience who are now alerted that the genre of the film is action/thriller as they have used theor lnowledge to know that James Bnd films are a;ways action/thriller.
Throughout the trailer there are intense drops in the trailer to again create a sense of tension and excitement as this leads up to some drama wihtin the film and when there is drama within the trailer the tempo of the music matches the action well and again this helps to create a sense of tension/excitement. Throghout the whole trailer there is dialogue between the main chrachters and this will inform the audience of certain happenings within the film. At the start of the trailer the music's tempo was slow but as the trailer comences it becomes fatser to match the action within the film. As the action is happening during the trailer we hear different sounds that match the action for example we see and hear the explosion and this agaoin will create tension or a sense of excitement. This is something me and my group want to reflect in the sense of generating tension through the use of music and sond effects as we feel that this will enhance our trailer as a whole.