Film noir can be best defined as a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music. In the film “Night and the City” it allow us, as the audience, to be trapped in this world of crime, betrayal, lost and death. Our protagonist, Harry Fabian, tries his best to get it to the top by hustling but ends up losing his life. Going back to the definition, there were many scenes where the lighting had shadows overseeing each character, expressing the emotion of resentment and hurt. As far as the music (scoring) of the film, each scene had a score that allow the intense moment to rise and draw the audience into the character’s
