The scene that I have picked that I feel sound communicates the thriller theme is when Peter Lorre’s character is on the prowl for his next victim. The scene begins with a car horn, setting the location and tone of a city street. You then see the murderer looking inside a storefront when he spots the reflection of a little girl. Although these moments are silent, there is an eerie vibe because you can see the wheels in his head turning as he develops his course of action. The murderer then begins to whistle the song “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” a tune one can often hear in other movies today during moments of high tension. The song starts off slowly and then builds and builds as it comes to a crescendo. I feel like him whistling this
