Music inspiration - 'Moving Shadows' (Two Steps from Hell)

Today I had seen the trailer for the new movie the ‘Bourne Legacy’ (2012) and had really liked the soundtrack used in the trailer. This music has given me a lot of inspiration and ideas for our own soundtrack and I may even consider including this soundtrack for own teaser trailer. The ‘Bourne Legacy’ (2012) is an upcoming American action thriller spy film which is directed by Tony Gilroy. This film tells a story centred on a new CIA operative in the universe based on Robert Ludlum's novels. The film stars Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. The soundtrack used in this teaser trailer is called moving shadows and was created by the production music company ‘Two Steps from Hell’ based in Los Angeles.

‘Moving Shadows ii’ uses a very slow and atmospheric build up in the initial stages of the soundtrack with a very epic and magnificent ending. The instruments in the beginning of the track such as violin and cello give a sense of innocent and also create a sense of tension as the tempo increases. The build-up in tempo is emphasized through the increase of volume as well which gives a sense of anxiety as the audience know that something ‘big’ is about to happen. As the track progresses more instruments start to arise such as base drums and trumpet which continue to build up the tension. The increase in number of instruments can also build up the intensity for the audience and can add to any visuals on screen. After the slow and quiet intro, the soundtrack gets becomes very loud and a sudden invasion of more instruments with different sounds immediately shock and surprise the audience. A repeated sound of a tuba instrument is included at the climax of the soundtrack and would be played as the action is taking place, like ‘The Bourne Legacy’ (2012) has done in this trailer. The re-occurring sound of the tuba can give any visuals on the screen a higher sense of prominence and can make them much more impactful due to high volume it produces.