Sound and Music in Thriller Films

In the Panic Room opening sequence there is a non diagetic music sound track which start of slow and mysterious then gradually speeds up to create a more dramatic atmosphere and adding suspense with fast pace ticking. There was also diagetic ambient sounds, such as cars and traffic adding realism to the opening scene. The sound track and sound effects were parallel to the visuals and title of the film.

In the opening sequence of Catch Me If You Can there is a sound track which is non diagetic. This is made up of different instruments and starts with an xylophone, then follows by other instruments such as a saxophone and  fast paced violins. The music is parallel with the visuals and title of the film, for example the fast music with the man running away which relates to the title 'Catch Me If You Can' and adding suspense as the audience dont know what he is running away from.   

The opening sequence of Se7en includes a non diagetic sound track, however included more diagetic sound effects such as paper cutting, type writer, screams and skin being cut with a blade which are all parallel sounds as they match the quick flashing of visuals on the screen.

The similarities of all three opening sequences are that they are all parallel as they either match the visuals or the title of the film which creates suspense. In all three openings the music gradually got faster at the end of the sequence, which adds more tension, making the audience on the edge of their seats and want to keep watching. However, there are differences between the three thriller openings, such as in Panic Room and Se7en there is a mix of diagetic and non diagetic sounds, whereas in Catch Me If You Can, there is no diagetic sounds.