Opening title sound analysis

I chose to analyse the sound in the opening titles for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
There was no dialogue in this opening sequence so I just analysed the music (a huge part of this sequence & generally the film) and the sound effects.

Music:

• Starts with music - get the sense that the film is a musical.
• Orchestral music from the original score by Stephen Sondheim - gives the dark/ominous atmosphere.
• Starts off quietly and then the violins start to get higher and the trumpets get louder, to the crescendo - overwhelms the audience and adds to the darkness of the film.
• Pace quickens as it takes us through the process of the pies being made - makes the audience feel thrilled in anticipation for the film to start.
• In minor - gives a slight strangeness and seriousness to the film

Sound effects:

• Starts with the sound of a thunderstorm & rain - kind of like pathetic fallacy? - gives the film a dark, scary element.
• Sound of the blood trickling - emphasises horror genre.
• Sound of the cogs turning, meat grinding and the blood dripping - makes the audience feel uneasy which ties into the genre of the film.