https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jo5Cr6WUA Through clever use of sound , this extract from sinners helps the viewer understand the main character of the text’s motivations and abilities. Miles Caton has the ability to conjure spirits from the past, present, and future, and this is directly reflected in the sound design. In the beginning of the song, it starts out with a diegetic sound reflective of the setting, traditional blues music, using only the singer’s voice and the guitar he plays. However, once the spirits start appearing, it begins to use more modern music techniques, like electric guitar and snare drums, which is non-diegetic. This was likely done to emphasize the shift in tone from before the spirits appear to after the spirits appear, as up until this point the audience has been accustomed to the blues music, the shift signals to them that this is an important moment. It also may have done this to appeal to multiple audiences, the audience that prefers traditional b...
