Music within opening sequences.

Music has a huge impact on the opening of a film sequence. Without the correct music, the opening can appear bland and boring, however getting the right music is key, using an irrelevant track that does not

correlate with the genre of the film can create a fake feel to the opening.

CLUELESS - 1995.

Kim Wilde – Kids in America.

Due to the ‘Chick Flick’ type genre of the film, the opening music fits perfectly to what we are expected to see in the film. The cast is literally made up of kids, in America, while the film takes us on a journey of the main characters whilst growing up in the delightful areas of the USA. The music is upbeat and fits perfectly to the pace of the opening. If a slow, orchestra type of a song was to be played, it would be far from the music we would expect to hear, and would not fit correctly to the brightly coloured, fun childlike opening.

DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 1971

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever.

The music within this opening fits perfectly within the film. Not only to the lyrics correlate exactly with the title of the film, but the sound of the track is slow and progresses in drama as it plays. The instruments used within the song are also loud and theatrical. The time period of the song and the film are also during the same time, as the singer Shirley Bassey wrote the song especially to suit the film.

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER - 1977

The Beegees – Night Fever.

As a third film, I have chosen Saturday Night fever, about an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discotheque set in the 70’s. The song too first appeared in the soundtrack to the film, but then became a hugely popular single up until today. The opening sequence involves John Travolta walking down a street to the beat of the track, we can then tell straight away what to expect from the film.