Sound Analysis

Sound Analysis 

• The sound of multiple matches lighting has been enhanced to signify the characters power. The enhancement suggests that the character is skilled in manipulation as he could possibly ignite thoughts and situations as easily as he ignited the matches. The character may have been lighting multiple matches, instead of just the one needed, to amplify the sound of his power and to show his impatiens.
• Whilst the man is lighting his cigarette there is a background noise of a liquid leaking form a barrel, this indicates that a fight/struggle may have occurred damaging the surrounds, including the barrel.
• The sound effect of the fire lighting down the trail of fluid gets louder as it goes along, this builds the suspense in the audience as they don't know where it is leading and are anxious to find out. 
• Another character emerges and walks down steps toward the man with the cigarette, his footsteps echo on the metal flooring and also get louder as the character nears the other man. This makes the audience feel very tense and builds the suspense to the characters arrival.
• The diegetic sound, the music, is at a low pitch to create a daunting atmosphere.This tells the audience that something bad is likely to happen. 
• Just before the man holds the gun up the music changes, it bursts into a lower pitch that's mysterious suggesting something dangerous is going to happen. 
• The non-diegetic sound of the gun going off is enhanced to created drama and shape the audiences mood. We hear the gun sound twice, this could either suggest that the characters have true hatred for each other and he wants to make sure the victim is dead, or that he doesn't want to kill the victim just injure him, for example possibly shooting him in both legs to stop him form being mobile therefore he can't follow him.
• After we hear the two gun shots the music picks up the pitch a little which makes the audience feel sympathy for the victim, this is very important because the audience don't know the characters yet, we cannot sympathies with them through an emotional response, so this change in music will cause a sympathetic response without an emotional attachment.     
• We hear the liquid leaking from the barrel again to remind us it's still there and to convey it's importance.    
• The music (diegetic sound) then changes again creating an enigmatic vibe, this indicates that the situation may be more complicated then the audience are aware, it could also be seen as a warning telling the audience not to think things are as simple as they may seem throughout the rest of the narrative (for example the man standing down the barrel of the gun when it went off may not be dead).
• A huge bang of an explosion is heard then the music changes to convey a sense of achievement. Police sirens are then heard to signify law breaking actions are likely to have occurred. It is also possible that the sirens sounding so soon after the explosion could indicate that the police were already chasing one (or both) of the characters for another crime.