Media Activity: Aural Recall

For this activity, I watched the promotional trailer to "Thor", to be released in May 2011. An ominous score can be heard throughout the trailer, establishing the tone and, as the trailer builds up the tension, it subtly changes to heavy metal music. Distinct, diegetic sounds of fighting, explosions, knife wielding and screaming, both in pain and victory, are featured in order to present the film as a somewhat violent action adventure. When dialogue is heard, it is of loud, booming voices, often two or more characters shouting and asserting their authority. Words such as "sacrifice", "fate" and "war" are emphasised, emphasising the genre of the film. Explicit sounds of rain, thunder and wind are played all the way through.