Opening Music
Zombieland opening
music
Sound effects – zombies growling, zombie
biting into people, gunshot, glass smashing
Music – ‘whom the bells tolls’ plays in the
background of the opening credits. Heavy rock song suggests anarchy
Shaun of the dead
opening music
Music - ‘the blue wrath’ plays in the
background. As it’s a comedy film the music is lighthearted and has a fast
tempo
Sound effects – footsteps
Night of the
living dead opening music
The music is eerie and suspenseful which
gives a sense of unnaturalness, plays in the background
Sound effects – car driving past
The sound codes and conventions for this
genre is ambient eerie background music, which gives the film tension. The sound
effects used in this genre are mainly zombie noises, footsteps and occasionally
gunshots depending on the type of film.