Fire Vs Kingsman

The score guides the audience through times of adversity that the protagonist faces in each trial, further deepening the audience’s emotional understanding of the challenges facing the protagonists to show the amount of strength to overcome such struggle. During the moments where the protagonists face sets of trials, the score becomes an extension of the script, guiding the audience to empathize with the protagonists’ feelings of nervousness and determination. In an interview with critic Bill Goodykoontz of the Arizona Republic, director Matthew Vaughn says that “the music is what grounds [movies],” exemplified when Harry is chosen as Hogwarts’ second champion in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which is not supposed to happen, shown when …show more content…
This change in the soundtrack mirrors how the score in Kingsman: The Secret Service transitions to victorious rock music in a major key when Eggsy and Roxy jump off a plane, triumphing over their challenges and fears (Kingsman: The Secret Service 0:49:00). Throughout both movies, the score reflects the difficulty of each test for Eggsy and Harry through changes in keys and through use of different instruments, enabling the audience to empathize with the protagonists by providing further insight into how hard each challenge is. The score also provides an accurate indicator of a pending challenge to the protagonist through its use of minor keys and different instruments, showing that the directors’ intention is to allow the audience to empathize with the protagonists and understand how challenge provides room to grow. In Kingsman, Eggsy and his peers must escape from a room that floods suddenly while they are asleep, and this challenge is reflected in the score when there is a sudden bass drop just as the room begins to fill with water (Kingsman: The Secret Service