From looking at my research and the conventional soundtracks used in supernatural horror film teaser trailers, Tab and I have decided upon the soundtrack above to be used at the very beginning of our trailer. We wanted to have a generally happy soundtrack at the beginning of our teaser as we found it is conventional for many trailers to begin with a generally happy and uplifting mood as it contrasts against the bad things that happen later on, and lulls the audience into a false sense of security. An example of a teaser trailer that uses the same technique is shown below (Insidious: Chapter 2, 2013).
We will use this happy ambient music when Josh and Melissa turn up to their new house and are hopeful of their new start, leaving the bad things that happened to them behind at their previous home. The track is effective as it isn't overly cheerful and upbeat as this may have ruined the complete atmosphere that we wanted for our teaser trailer and make it seem quite comical. The track we have chosen is a guitar which has been manipulated so it is playing backwards, giving a subtly positive tone, whilst also staying in theme with the ominous atmosphere we want to create later on in the trailer.
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