Thriller Music

From watching different thriller openings I could begin to establish a pattern in the music used for thrillers. The music crescendos through the opening titles starting off quietly and then increasing in volume throughout the whole sequence. Thriller music tends to use an orchestral dramatic score and includes a lot of use of different strings varying the volumes and intensity to set different moods at different times of the film. The music alone is key to a thriller film and is used for dramatic effect to heighten the audiences mood and the audiences expectations of what may happen next.

I have included the opening sequence of 'Insomnia' (2002), which I believe has used music very cleverly.