Analysis on the use of sound in Lord of War film opening

The opening scene in Lord of War contains both diegetic and undiegetic sound. The film opening starts off with birds singing, followed by the actors mini statement to the camera comes after. The actors message in the beginning is effective as he gives a hint of what the whole plot may be about. The opening then leads the viewers to a folk rock song by the Buffulo Springfield. From the lyrics of the song, the audience is able to figure out that something unpleasent and suspicious is going to occur in the film. Whilst the song plays, there are Ambient sounds in the background such as gun shots, machines, moving objects and pistol bullets mioving around. The background sound of the pistol bullets corresponds to the movements of the pistols in the scene (known asd Synchronous sound) and this sound is highly effective and noticable which suggests that the pistol bullet is significant throught the film. From exploring the use of sound in Lord Of War filming opening, the viewers are able to identify that the genre of the film is either action or thriller. In my opinion, the use of sound doesnt make the film any more interesting than it would without the sound as the moving images already gives a hint of what the plot could be about.