In the opening scene of the movie “Get Out”, an African American male, Logan, is wandering alone at night through an affluent and primarily white neighborhood. Logan is lost and struggles to figure out the directions to his destination. In the meantime, he is on the phone with his friend and begins to complain about the neighborhood’s creepy aura. After he hangs up on his friend, he notices a little sports car following him from behind. Logan attempts to ignore it, but when he can still sense the vehicle following him, he immediately turns around. He says “fuck this, imma fucking go the other way” and starts to fasten his pace. As he walks away, the volume of the music coming from the car increases. Logan curiously takes another glance and notices that the car door is fully open. Suddenly a man in a helmet attacks Logan, renders him unconscious, and drags his body into the trunk of his car. The movie “Get Out” is mainly about an African American man who intends on meeting his white girlfriend’s family, but discovers their deranged motive instead. This opening scene allows the audience to assume the gist of the movie.

The opening scene of “Get Out” includes several diegetic and nondiegetic sounds. In these few minutes, the neighborhood is extremely quiet which puts an emphasis on the diegetic sounds that actually occur. Examples of diegetic sounds from this scene are the crickets chirping, the dog barking, Logan walking, Logan speaking on the phone and to himself, the car approaching, the music from the man’s car, the struggle between the man and Logan, and Logan’s body being dragged to the car. The quietness of the neighborhood allows the audience to truly focus on these sounds. On the other hand, an example of nondiegetic sound is the music from the man’s car towards the end of the scene. The music playing from his car is only heard by the audience at the end, and after the man shuts his door, the music gets cut off and transitions into a creepy violin melody. The violin is also an example of nondiegtic sound since it can only be heard by the audience and not the characters.

The music used in this particular scene is “Run Rabbit Run” by Flannagan and Allen. The addition of this song has a significant impact on the mood of the movie. Personally, without the music, the scene is simply an abduction of a man. However, with this music, there is a fearful and suspenseful mood. The song has a consonant harmony and since the happiness from the song does not correlate to the frightening abduction scene, it gives off a sinister-like feeling. The lyrics of the song “run rabbit run” also indicates that the characters might be required to run away from something.