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Of Mice and Men - Opening Sequence  

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Daniel Constable 11S OF MICE AND MEN - OPENING SEQUENCE The opening sequence of the film is made dramatical by two film essentials; the music and the title graphics. The background music is played by an orchestra, and gives the initial clue as to the genre of the film. The slow and somber mood of the music at the start contrasts with the music towards the end of the sequence, when the tempo is much faster and a lot more instruments are added. A piano is played above the background music and (along with the tempo) speeds up with the events on-screen. Instruments in the orchestra include a Cello, Obo and Guitar, played together they are very low sounding instruments which I think are meant to represent sadness, loneliness and fear, again this gives the audience a clue to the genre of the film but also a prediction of the ending, this makes...

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