Coraline - Music

Music

Chords:
Major - Written in major key, Happy tone
Minor - Written in minor key, Sad/creepy tone

Tempo:
Fast - Makes it feel energetic, gives movement
Slow - Makes it feel lethargic, boring

Dynamics:
Loud (fort) - Feels intense, shocking, builds emotion
Quiet (piano) - Draw on viewer focus, background
- Changes - quiet to loud: builds intensity/energy - Loud to quiet: drains intensity/energy.

Diagetic sounds - sounds added to film e.g music explosions
Non-diagetic sounds - sounds that occur naturally - wind in trees - footsteps.

Song 1: chill, calm, happy.

Song 2: Strange, sad, slow.

Coraline opening:
Chords: Minor - Unsettled, creepy, Insecure
Tempo: Fast - Gives energy, movements.
Dynamics: Changes dynamics often - focus, builds intensity.
Diagetics: Diagetics Sound.

Mouse Circus:
Chords - Minor - Creepy, unsettling.
Tempo - Fast, energetic, furious
Dynamic - Loud - Happy, playful, grabs attention.

Ghost Children:
Chords - Minor - Creepy, Low, tone - Works well with ghost howls and scattering rats.
Tempo - Slow - Movements where it picks up, lethargic, lazy.
Dynamics - Swells loud, quiet - creates focus moments