4, 3, 2, 1 Trailer - music deconstruction

By watching the trailer of adulthood it's I a evident that the music is a key part of creating a sense of the genre and location on the film. Throughout the trailer there is a sense of grime R&B being shown by the rap music in the background and the dialect shown. For example: 'you get me' and 'blud'.

The trailer starts with diegetic dialogue between two character lying in a bed. This is underlined with a very quiet instrumental R&B track. This is the first indication to the audience that the film is going to be if urban genre.

At 0.16 the beat of the main track drops but is muted underneath more speaking which makes the drop less significant and so the impact is decreased.

After this the words of the track are introduced. Throughout the trailer there are certain lines which are made very poignant. For example 

0.33 - it's a lot till you get shot

0.38 - when you get out you can't get a job

0.49 - welcome to adulthood 

At 0.51 a beat in the music becomes simultaneous with the footage being shown and so when a punch is thrown it is thrown on the beat. This links both the music and footage together.

Another part of footage and sound that links is the credits and a swipe sound. This adds a bit if texture to the montages and overall trailer.

From 1.00 to 1.12 a low pitch drone pedal is introduced which becomes increasingly higher pitched as the speed of the shots become rapidly faster paced. These shots climax with the breaking of the car window. The music also climaxes at this point which also adds suspense to this part in the trailer. As a group we would like to recreate something similar to this montage in our media trailer. 

There is then a cue at 1.21 for a smooth transition into the next track which is a slower grime R&B track. The cue is 'This is about me' this shows the audience that the film is most probably character orientated.

At 1.36 the music become gradually louder and then abruptly stops.  The character we met earlier in the trailer then say 'you thought I'd forget about you blad?' This sets the dialect of the film and makes it clear to the audience it will be set in urban London.

The trailer the ends as the title appears on the screen and a sort of whistling wind sound is played.