Interesting Use of Music

I found this clip from One Tree Hill to contain a very interesting use of music. In this scene, two of the characters are in the car and almost collide with another couple of characters on the road, forcing the first couple's car off the road. At first, I didn't think the music really applied because this is a sad moment but the music was extremely loud. You will notice in the clip that as the car is going into the lake the music gets louder. However, then I realized that whenever the camera is actually in the water where you can see the characters stuck inside the car, the music gets quieter.



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I believe that this was done to add anticipation to the scene as the car was going into the lake. The audience immediately begins to wonder if the couple will make it. Also, when Nathan jumps after the couple the music is loud again even though this is a sad moment between Haley and Nathan seeing that they do not know if Nathan will make it out alive. Before he jumps in when they are talking, it's not as loud but as he jumps in, the scene is set to slow motion and the music gets louder.