C) Music

At the beginning of the Opening Sequence 'To Kill a Mockingbird' there is no music playing just the use of sound techniqes. However, approximately a third of the way through the Opening sequence soft innocent music begins to play.The piano being played one note at a time and Music box-type sounds, bells, harps, single-note flutes are all things that suggest a child's world. It is very simple and non-threatening; thus making it feel innocent. The music  also starts off very quiet and volume increases as the video moves along. However the music sounds very curious nearer the end. I believe this symbolises a child. As a child grows older and as they learn more they start to become curious as they feel as though they know more. This is what happens to Scout throughout the film. The music runs parallel to what is happening in Scouts life. In the movie Scout starts out taking thing as they come in life e.g. rumours about Boo Radley. However as Scout grows older / wiser the music volume increases symbolizing not only her age, but the fact that she is starting to ask more questions about why things are the way they are (e.g segregation between blacks and whites), and from here she forms her own opinion.The increase in volume shows Scouts maturing and opinions growing. Nearer the end the music starts to grow quieter and more curious. I believe this does this to bring us back to the start of Scout when she is asking less question(when we meet Scout); this then gets us ready to view the start of the movie. However from a different perspective it could mean that as Scout starts to learn more she knows not to speak up as much yet she still is as curious as ever and begins to figure things out in a different way (accidentally) or just from listening and observing what happens around her. An example to back this up in the movie could be when she is very curious about Boo Radley at the end; but instead of pestering him with questions, she thinks about things properly and decides its just better to be there for him and hold his hand. I believe she learnt more about him from just observing then she ever would have if she had asked questions. I believe with using the techinque of the music volume increasing it links in with some of the techniques used in