Sound

o Kabuki is a bold & colorful style of

theatre.o Sound is considered

to be a function of equal significance in

the performance.o All senses work in harmony to tell the

story.

“Hear movement”

“See sound” By speaking highly

of the sound aspects in Kabuki, Eisenstein seems to suggest the importance of sound is a crucial element in film as well.

Kabuki’s use of sound is two-fold: music and sound effects.

By combining elements of the senses, the experience felt is richer.

The Cat People• Consider the impact of sound in

this scene from the 1942 horror film The Cat People, directed by Jacques Tourneur.

• In the scene, Jane Randolph is being followed by Simone Simon. She suspects Simone is a ‘cat person’ stalking her.

• Stalk Scene

Jurrasic Park• An excellent example of the power

sound has in concert with other elements comes from the 1993 blockbuster Jurrasic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg.

• The scene takes us deep inside the park as the tour vehicles stop unexpectedly.

• T-Rex Breakout

13 Assassins• And finally, here is some subtle use

of sound more akin to the Kabuki tradition in director Takashi Miike’s no-holds barred 2010 film 13 Assassins.

• Duel