The scene has parallel sound due to the score, so when the score becomes faster and more intense so does the scene. The scene starts off with long single pitched notes to convey confusion of the characters as they are stuck in a situation that they don’t know how to fix. When the solution to the problem is realised, the pace picks up and has a contrast in intensity to the previous confusion. The use of harsh percussion instruments like the drums and organ, this shows intensity and mimics the fast paced action on screen. The use of string in the score also creates a sense of intensity, however they foreshadow the outcome of the scene as they play in major and create an uplifting, hopeful feeling to the audience, which shows that the docking sequence that they see on screen will work.
The volume of the diegetic sound in the scene is louder than the score, this shows the sheer immensity of what they are trying to do. Doing points of dialogue in the scene, the score is usually louder than what the characters are saying to each other, however, when the audience are shown what the characters are trying to dock onto, the diegetic sound becomes much lower and overshadows the non-diegetic sound, this is called pleonastic sound. Pleonastic sound is when sound is exaggerated for dramatic effect, this usually has the effect on the audience that what is happening in the scene is important, and puts an emphasis on this.
Dialogue in the scene is shouted loudly. The importance of the dialogue being shouted instead of spoken is that it shows that the characters are under stress and makes the scene more intense. The characters speaking loudly makes the scene more intense as you can see that the characters are in a loud environment and have to shout over it to make what they are saying heard. The high amplitude off dialogue is also a genre convention for thrillers, as if the scene is louder, it makes the audience feel more uncomfortable, this is why shouting is a lot less frequent in genres such as romance.
When Cooper in the scene says ‘Initiating spin!’ the organs in the score come in and makes the scene feel more unnerving, the reason that the organs make the scene feel unnerving is that, the organs are usually a genre convention for horror movies, this makes the audience think that something could potentially go wrong. The feeling that something could go wrong makes the scene feel a lot more intense as it leaves the audience with the though that the scene could go one of two ways which is, it could go well or wrong.
At the end of the scene, the score crescendos and signifies the end of the action. The score crescendoing, signifies the end of the action and runs parallel to the scene, the effect of this is that the audience knows that the characters are out of danger. The scene however, end on a minor note, this shows that even though the action is over, they are not yet out of danger, the final note leaves the audience wondering what the next task is, as in the scene, they have a broken space shuttle and little fuel, this means that the suspense isn’t broken, but the end of the sounds from the soundtrack, relieves a bit of the suspense that the scene has created.
The soundtrack gives the scene a good pacing, as it starts with what sounds like a clock. The sound of a clock often means in him that time is limited, the importance of this is that it shows the audience that what he is doing, has to be done quickly, and this means that it is most likely unsafe, the feeling of unsafeness in the scene makes that audience feel uneasy and keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. Even after the clock ticking noise can’t be heard, the general score follows the same pace as it, this still shows the audience that time is a key factor within the scene.
When the shuttle docks onto the Endurance, the tone of the music changes, and even though the same instruments are used, they have a higher pitch, this effects the audience as they sound more hopeful and is the first hint that they may pull off what was told to be impossible. The importance in the change of tone for the music, is it still follows the parallel sound which has been used throughout the scene.
The use of synthetic piano is used a lot throughout the scene, this creates a space age effect and matches what the film is about. The importance of using synth piano is that it fits in better with the scene than a normal piano would, it also shows that the film is set in the future as everything has high technology, such as the robots and the space shuttle, so having the soundtrack match the mise-en-scene makes the film feel more natural
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