Music and effects on Thrillers

The clip starts with the strings playing slightly in the background in minor keys making it seem quite sad and upsetting which is suited to the scene since the character of son and father are being split. As the aliens appear the music tends to get louder and it builds the texture as the children are taken away from the father it gets quitter as the son and father say their last goodbyes. The further the ship goes the higher the volume and texture of music increases the strings create quite a tense and mysterious feel to the piece and as they leave earth’s orbit and are finally gone all the strings are in unison very loudly to signify the pain and suffering that the father feels until the children are fully gone and the light is not visible anymore where the music just stops.

Until he enters his car and puts on the calm classical music in the midst of all the catastrophe and pain of people trying to survive. It is contrasted and highlights that there is no hope and that he chooses his last moments to be reflective and reflect on his past.

Then as the radiation of the sun is shown over the earth the music is atmospheric effect which emphasises the true end. Then at the end as the kids are shown in a new world the strings are in major and very loud which shows hope for a new beginning.