Soundtrack Research - 24

24 - Coliseum Finale

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Despite being in roughly the same genre as Skyfall, the soundtrack for the hit American TV series '24', has a very different style to it. I actually used this track in the Preliminary Task, and I found it worked exceedingly well with the intensity of the action sequences. It is a very intense piece. Intense, yet not overpowering, it underscores the TV series very nicely, and forces the audience to focus on the visuals, but just with the soundtrack pushing it along. I do like this feel, but I think for our film we could do with something a bit more 'cinematic' and epic. This soundtrack was aimed at television, so it isn't quite the same, and we are looking for something more powerful for our film. I think that the soundtrack should meet half way between the Skyfall soundtrack and this soundtrack as they both have their different benefits. Skyfall is epic and cinematic, whilst 24 is intense and pushes the action along. I don't think the soundtrack should be too obtrusive, but should compliment the visuals, otherwise it becomes a music video instead of a feature film. It should be able to work well without any music at all, but the music just adds a new dimension.