Sound Analysis of Face Off

In "Face Off" contrapuntal sound has been used to show the vulnerability of the child in the scene by playing the song "somewhere over the rainbow" this song is generally associated with children. This song is leading the audience to a false sense of security. However the gunshots being fired in the background and the visual images of dead bodies on the floor show that this isn't what it sounds like. The diegetic sounds used are the gunshots because this is being heard in the film world, the non diegetic sounds used is the clip is the soundtrack although this could be classified as a sound bridge because we know that the little girl is listen to it, its then projected into the other scene. "Face Off" has been successful in using contrapuntal sound as we start to feel sympathy for the girl and what is happening to someone she knows. It has also show the contrast between diegetic and non-diegetic sounds and have used it to their advantage to show the emotion in the scene.