Get Out, How The Score Is Used Throughout The Film

Abby Muller

11/11/19

Film Aesthetics 

Get Out Sound Analysis

Music is used in film to generate emotion. Depending on the type of music used, it can heighten the viewing experience for your audience. Get Out uses music all throughout the film to capture the viewer's attention and set the tone for the film.

In the opening of the movie, a car is following a man as he walks down the road. After the man realizes this, he turns and the man that was in the car drags him into the car. The minute the man starts to drag him into the car, the song “Run Rabbit” plays. 

This song has a creepy tone and vibe to it making the scene more intense and full of fear. For me, this scene set the whole tone of the movie. It gave it an odd vibe and everything seemed off putting from the beginning. 

Later on into the film, Chris, our main character, walks outside to have a cigarette. He walks into the backyard then looks up seeing Georgina, the families woman salve, in the window. She turns and quickly walks away from the window. The minute she turns, the score starts to play. This only plays for a quick moment in the film which makes your heart race wondering “what’s next?” Chris turns seeing something blurry in the distace. The minute he notices something in the distance, the score starts up again giving us as viewers that same anxiety of what is to happen. He notices that it is Walter, the families male slave running towards him at a rapid pace. The string music keeps building up more and more in volume and intensity. Chris sees him in focus as he gets closer and closer. Once Walter sprints past him, the string music instantly stops as Chris looks around like “what the hell just happened?”

Mid way through the film, Chris is caught upstairs by Georgina while he is looking at his phone that has been unplugged. She stands in the room a moment longer as Chris starts to converse with her. He starts to ask her about the white family and if they are hurting her. He asks if she is in danger and small tears start to form in her eyes then fall down her cheeks. As she starts to cry, the score starts to play once again. This makes us think if something is really wrong with her or not. It raises many questions since the music is telling us that it is not good but she is smiling, this can be very confusing.

The film used the score in very dramatic ways and just the right times to mske us feel anxieous about the scene that was happening or the incident that is taking place. When mixing the score with the sound effects that take place, it sets the mood and tone for the entire film. 

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