Film Scene- Toy Story 3 furnace scene-
Music-
The main music used in the scene is The Claw composed by Randy Newman who also composed the rest of the movie's soundtrack. The pitch changes throughout the scene, as the scene intensifies the pitch increases, this is done to add more tension to the scene as keeping the audience on edge. The tempo is also played/changed in a similar way, the tempo sticks at a medium pace until the toys near the end of the incinerator, during one of the most important moments the toys close their eyes the tempo suddenly dips in order to slow the scene down in order to focus the audience on what is going on. However as the alien toys show up in the claw the entire pitch, tempo and timbre changed into a more thriller type soundtrack. The music sounds more upbeat as we know that the toys have just been saved. During the piece there were around 6 instruments used;
-Violin
-Cello
-Base
-Drums
- Cymbals
-Snare Drum
The use of the cello combined with the use of violin gives the composition a more emotional effect, which is what is wanted for that scene in the movie. The rhythm used creates the effect of repetition, this is key at one point in the scene. At the stage where the toys hold each other's hands the same bit of music is played, however, it intensifies as each toy joins hands with the others. This use of repetition creates an atmosphere of doubt and leads the audience to believe that this may be the end of the film/series of films. It would be similar to a sound loop.
During the scene there are many cases of ambiance, as the toys move closer to the fire, we begin to hear it roar. As they slide down to what seems like there demise we hear the other objects around them rustle and move with them, these sounds are made to be louder, this creates a mood of panic, this is done by the composer to attempt to sync the audiences emotions with that of the movies' characters which are done very well. After the toys appear to accept their death, they ambient sounds are amplified even more, this is times incredibly well, at this time we only see the characters and not much of their surroundings, meaning we cant see how close there are to the fire, however, due to the turned up sounds we can hear that they must be close, this pushes the idea of dread and the end. This can also be seen as empathetic sound.
There is very little dialogue in the scene as it is meant to be like the toys have given up. However, the flew words that are said are almost said to show the audience that they toys have given up. The words that are spoken have a very dull tone and little effect, the lack of effects and tone are how they are in order to show how they really feel as apposed to how they normally feel, this juxtaposes how a toy should be as they are normally seen as a way to cheer someone up. Due to the lack of dialogue, there is much more focus on the facial expressions of the characters. However, at this time, the music becomes much more prevalent again.
The main sound effect that runs through the scene is the sound of the fire pit, this effect is sound bridged from cut to cut. By having the sound effect running through the entire scene, the audience become accustomed to the sound and become to believe it's a normal sound to hear, this is until they see the fire and begin to have doubts about the likely hood of escape, the audience and the characters feel this at the same time. During the scene, other effects are played in the background in order to focus the attention of the audience on what is happening. These sound effects are put in by the composer to make the audience really think about what is going on, many people who watched the movie said its one of the deepest moments in a movie and really makes you think, this is due to the reliability of having toys and having to, at some stage let go of something we love. Most of the sound effects have some natural sounding however as they get closer to the fire the sounds are made to seem hyper-real.
Music-
The main music used in the scene is The Claw composed by Randy Newman who also composed the rest of the movie's soundtrack. The pitch changes throughout the scene, as the scene intensifies the pitch increases, this is done to add more tension to the scene as keeping the audience on edge. The tempo is also played/changed in a similar way, the tempo sticks at a medium pace until the toys near the end of the incinerator, during one of the most important moments the toys close their eyes the tempo suddenly dips in order to slow the scene down in order to focus the audience on what is going on. However as the alien toys show up in the claw the entire pitch, tempo and timbre changed into a more thriller type soundtrack. The music sounds more upbeat as we know that the toys have just been saved. During the piece there were around 6 instruments used;
-Violin
-Cello
-Base
-Drums
- Cymbals
-Snare Drum
The use of the cello combined with the use of violin gives the composition a more emotional effect, which is what is wanted for that scene in the movie. The rhythm used creates the effect of repetition, this is key at one point in the scene. At the stage where the toys hold each other's hands the same bit of music is played, however, it intensifies as each toy joins hands with the others. This use of repetition creates an atmosphere of doubt and leads the audience to believe that this may be the end of the film/series of films. It would be similar to a sound loop.
During the scene there are many cases of ambiance, as the toys move closer to the fire, we begin to hear it roar. As they slide down to what seems like there demise we hear the other objects around them rustle and move with them, these sounds are made to be louder, this creates a mood of panic, this is done by the composer to attempt to sync the audiences emotions with that of the movies' characters which are done very well. After the toys appear to accept their death, they ambient sounds are amplified even more, this is times incredibly well, at this time we only see the characters and not much of their surroundings, meaning we cant see how close there are to the fire, however, due to the turned up sounds we can hear that they must be close, this pushes the idea of dread and the end. This can also be seen as empathetic sound.
There is very little dialogue in the scene as it is meant to be like the toys have given up. However, the flew words that are said are almost said to show the audience that they toys have given up. The words that are spoken have a very dull tone and little effect, the lack of effects and tone are how they are in order to show how they really feel as apposed to how they normally feel, this juxtaposes how a toy should be as they are normally seen as a way to cheer someone up. Due to the lack of dialogue, there is much more focus on the facial expressions of the characters. However, at this time, the music becomes much more prevalent again.
The main sound effect that runs through the scene is the sound of the fire pit, this effect is sound bridged from cut to cut. By having the sound effect running through the entire scene, the audience become accustomed to the sound and become to believe it's a normal sound to hear, this is until they see the fire and begin to have doubts about the likely hood of escape, the audience and the characters feel this at the same time. During the scene, other effects are played in the background in order to focus the attention of the audience on what is happening. These sound effects are put in by the composer to make the audience really think about what is going on, many people who watched the movie said its one of the deepest moments in a movie and really makes you think, this is due to the reliability of having toys and having to, at some stage let go of something we love. Most of the sound effects have some natural sounding however as they get closer to the fire the sounds are made to seem hyper-real.
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