Sound effects and music in thrillers are carefully chosen to strengthen the tension of the scene. Silence is also used to create suspense or to allow a particular moment to be grasped by the audience, for example, after a climax scene of murder, silence would be introduced in order for the audience to fully comprehend the situation as well as initiating fear of what will happen next.
SOUND
Stereotypical sound effects of thriller include screams, breathing and creaking doors. The “Wilhelm scream” is a particularly famous sound effect which has been used in over 200 movies. Films include: them! (1954), Star Wars a new hope (1977) and Howard the duck (1986). company.
Wilhelm scream.
The opening sequence of Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
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