Sound- Amelie

Who said sounds are secondary in movies.  Just  because visuals are more appealing and dramatic, it doesn’t mean sound is not important. It is a proper balance between the which creates emotion. This is what exactly the Jordan does in his movie Amelie.

Amelie is a French classic movie starring Audrey Tautou as the protagonist. The world of Amelie is completely different than the world we live in. everything is brighter happier and colorful. She doesn’t find happiness in materialistic things but in nature. She is curious and wants to have the answer of every event that that takes its natural course. She is a free a girl without any bounds. This movie is all about inspiration and learning. 

Jordan, the talented sound editor of the movie cleverly and artistically mixed the sounds that matched the movie’s environment, story and Amelie’s character. The detailing in the sonic helped to elevate the drama and the intensity of the scenes. He even took inspiration from our lives, the sound we hear, we notice or we can relate to.  The sounds changed as she slipped into her own fantasy. Lets discuss some of the scenes where sounds played a key role

The more important moments being shown on screen are to the characters when more detail and concentration have been put into the sound. When Amelie is her life changing moment every sound is increaded. Not so obviously, heavy handed way, more in the way they are in real life. Where as one realizes the importance of something , time seems to slow down and every sound becomes clearer.

The whole feeling of the film is captured by Yann Tiersen score. The score succeeds to give a feeling old movies and take the audience to another world. The score succeeds to give a feeling of old movies and take the audience to another world. There are also sound mixes which go according to the colorful visuals which takes the audience to another world. There are also small sound touches to create itsy bitsy tense situations.