The theme of communication in “Hush” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer plays an important role in episode which is dominated by scenes void of speech. The director used the loss of voices to get the point across that commincation does not only have to occur through speech; insteadhe presented the concept that one could communicate their thoughts through emotions and actions. To support this theme the director uses music to augment the characters emotions such as fear, love, or uncertaintity. The music varied depending on what emothion the director wanted to get across. Suspensful music was used to decribe the emotion fear in several scenes throuhg out the show. Another way in which the director used sound in this episode was when a loud sound cut
