Analysis of Shutter Island Symphony 3

The beginning of the song starts with a minimalistic low pitched set of notes from a string instrument, probably a cello. This is used to build up tension through it's contrast with the silences in between which emphasises the volume of the notes. This is usually just as the scene starts where whats going on is just being established so there is little to no suspense visually for the audience so the music matches that.

After 40 seconds more strings are introduced but at a higher pitch with longer notes which are helping building up the crescendo. This is when things in the scene will start to pick up like when they are driving on the island the overgrown and deteriorated areas show the danger and the corruption on the island. Then after a minute high pitched brass instruments overlay the rest of the notes. After another 40 seconds high pitched, "screechy" strings start to play. These contrast the rest of the instruments and are starting when we start to see the facility so the audience associates these horrible sounds with the actual facility itself connoting to the audience that it is a terrible, corrupt place. These are all adding to the crescendo which slowly builds up the tension in scenes as what's happening is supposed to be synchronous with the music. again for example what's going on in the first scene is showing that the facility and the synchronous music s pace matches that and forebodes the facility itself. Also with the contrasts in pitches it emphasises the volume of the piece which builds up more suspense as the audience will be expecting something to be happening soon. In some scenes like the underground scene, this is true as the crescendo is building up to an action sequence.

After two minutes the crescendo starts to reach it's climax with even more brass being added but everything starting to play in a chaotic many, not lots of rhythm with is supposed to reflect whatever's happening in scene, adding the action and suspense built by the visual. 

Overall the piece is used in scenes to either be synchronous to the scene or forebode what could happen for example in the opening scenes when the island is being shown to us, the music conveys danger to us. The symphony is also a sound motif for key places on the island that are associated with the corrupt work there. The symphony is also a sound bridge for many of the scenes where the sound transfers across many cuts and transitions. This piece is similar to many thriller soundtracks in how it sounds but also with what it connotes and makes the audience feel.