We knew that the music in films can either make or break the whole feel of a scene. Typically, the genre of music creates an assumption for what to expect on screen, for example if you hear, upbeat, fast-paced music you assume it is a cheerful happy scene. We wanted our music to match the emotions of what was taking place on screen, and we searched for many hours to find the perfect piece of instrumental music to accompany our shots.
For the voiceover, we decided on Everything is broken - Bob Dylan. We had to edit it however to make it purely instrumental so as not to interfere with the delivery of the voiceover.
For the chase sequence, we were after some epic, fast music to create tension and excitement. In the end however, we came across Cthlu Thlu - Caravan which was more mysterious and slow and found that this created the right tone also. We edited this to match the movements on screen also and the timing worked out in our favour, for example, the guitar starts just as the victim looks over her shoulder.
When the hikers were discovering the body, we wanted some form of subtle background music which wouldn't distract from what was happening and would allow for the dialogue to still be heard clearly. Maroon 5 - Secret has a long introduction where the first 48 seconds are high-pitched notes and delivered the haunting tone we were after.
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