Finding suitable music for the production proved much more difficult than we expected. We realised through our research into the typical, archetypal thriller, that music is one of the most important factors when creating suspense and atmosphere.
For this reason, we wanted to incorporate as much of the diegetic sounds as possible, i.e. the river, birds, wind in the trees. To make these sounds appear much stronger in the mix, we inceased the background sound of the clips, without dialogue, when we reached the editing stage.
Music was extremely difficult to find. We started by searching on websites such as SoundCloud, Audio Network and FreePlayMusic.com and found that much of the music available to download (which was a problem all on its own) was usually semi-professional DJ mixes, which did not fit the criteria of our thriller music. 
Luckily, after extensive and diligent research, we found two compositions, Lost In The Dark and Hell On Earth, which we were able to edit down so that they were absolutely perfect for our production. They both encompass a metallic sound, along with a heavy base, building in tension. We were able to fade one into the other during the editing process.
We also downloaded the 'Psycho Scream' sound file which we dubbed over our own screams to create more fear.
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