Soundscape Project

By: Franki Gjoza

Suspense Sound Effect

I found a suspenseful sound effect while
browsing different sounds and songs for the thriller
film opening. The song is approximately 1 minute in
length and begins with a mysterious noise that
progressively becomes louder until the end.
Furthermore, the effect of this is as explained in the
title, it creates a suspenseful atmosphere for the
audience and keeps them on the edge of their seat.
This sound effect could easily be implemented into
my thriller film opening as a non-diegetic
background song that builds suspense during a
certain, progressive scene; however, the only
problem with this audio clip is that it may be too
short for a 2-3 minute opening. This problem can be
resolved by duplicating the audio clip and
combining them together to create a longer run. The
owner of the audio clip also explained that is is free
to use in short films or movies.

iMovie Scary Trailer Music

Another sound effect I found also came from
YouTube, but it originally comes from iMovie.
Instead of a suspenseful track, this audio clips falls
under the category of horror because it starts off
with a slow pace and low-key sound but then it
builds up to a loud, fast pace sound. Nonetheless,
this audio clip could fit into my film opening as a
scene is becoming more intense progressively. Like
the last audio clip, the only problem with this is that
it is too short to be used as a background song for a
2-3 minutes film opening, but ultimately that issue
can be fixed with editing. This clip is also completely
free of charge and is provided by Apple for iMovie
users.

Various Different Sound Effects

This video from YouTube includes multiple
different thriller sound effects including a door
opening, foot steps, and ten suspenseful sound
effects. I would use these audio clips because they
provide a wide variety of sound effects that can be
used throughout my film opening. Moreover,
suspense is a feeling of fascination and excitement
mixed with tension and anxiety developed from an
unpredictable event within a film, so these nondiegetic audio clips would create a mysterious
atmosphere for the audience. Furthermore, the clips
cannot be used as a background song because they
are too short; however, they can be used to express
small actions such as footsteps running or a someone
opening a door. They are also free by the owner.