Analysis on the sound from "Kill Bill Vol.2" in the buried alive scene

In the clip from "Kill Bill Vol.2", the atmosphere created towards the audience is very tense and dark due to the situation of being buried alive. When I first watched this clip, I watched it with my eyes open and concluded at the end that this scene is very interesting and fascinating to watch due to the good sound effects such as heavy breathing, hammering, every detail heightened to be made clear to the audience and good music. However, in class we tried an idea of watching the clip but with our eyes closed to get a good sense of how much the sound was part of the scene. Sadly this task didn't really work for me due to the fact of how I had already seen the scene before so knew what was already going to happen, however it did make me notice the sound effects and music used to more of an extent. While listening to the scene, it made me realise that without any of the sound effects or music involved the emotions and urgency shown in the scene would not be as strong.

Analysing the actual sound in the clip, you are first introduced to the sound of dirt being piled on top of something and then followed up by some dribble of debris, creating a very tense atmosphere. When all the dirt falling has ended all that is left is the harsh sound of Beatrix's heavy breathing without any words conveying to the audience the depth of her emotions in the scene with also later on her desperate screaming and hysterical laugh, strengthening the idea of her emotions of exasperation. The next sound effects we hear is a car driving away emphasising and conveying how Beatrix is now alone in her very tense situation. This is the part where the music starts to play which then matches with the idea of how she is escaping, so is very upbeat which contrasts hugely with the dark and tense situation happening on scene.