After researching the effective use of sound in urban dramas, I have found samples to demonstrate the various examples of sound:
Green Street Trailer (2005)
- fast-paced, tense music for chase scenes or those containing violence
- violence sound effects – punches, kicks, grunting, shouting, gangs, chanting, smashing (aggressive, animalistic, harsh)
- rock music
- voice over - intro (focus on character)
- crime - police cells closing, alarms
- dialect/accent - reflects location/lifestyle
Top Boy (Channel 4, 2011)
This trailer has a good example of R&B soundtrack and voiceover as introduction
Other information I found:
- violence sound effects – screaming, crying, swearing, gun shots
- orchestral/classical music
- need music to enhance emotions but not overcome action/ploy
- dubstep/grime/R&B - modern/relatable/English/tense/lifestyle/ethnic
- riots - fire, smashing, violence
- gritty sounds e.g. running, footsteps, heavy breathing
- heavy metal music
- voice over to describe others
- course dialogue
- ambient noise of urban setting à housing estates/roads/stations
- various sources of music ((non)-diegetic, headphones, through wall, open doorway
- conflicting music
- lyrics relate to story
- characters music relate to personality
- Brit pop (Trainspotting - themes = squalor)
- emotionally haunting but hard-hitting music dramatic, emotional scenes e.g. You Me At Six – When We Were Younger
Daisy
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