Lesson 6 - Les Revenants

 Soundtrack

Band: Mogwai
Genre: Rock, indie rock (post rock)
Why are they important: They were the band that recorded the soundtrack for Les Revenants
What potential audiences do they appeal to: appealing to a niche audience 

Thy were specially hired to record for Les Revenants 
No vocals - just instrumental band
This band have a big cult following 

Mogwai are a Glaswegian alternative rock band with a huge cult audience following around the world

People who like that band are more likely to watch the show 
Helps target a preexisting audience 
The style of music fits the mood of the show
It introduces mogwai to new audiences so benefits them (this is an example of media synergy)

Trailer advertising the DVD release in Australia 

How is Les Revenants marketed to an international audience?
  • Newspaper reviews, recommendations from British newspapers  
  • Flickering lights, ghosts - conventions of the horror genre
  • English text direct mode of address 'What are you going to do' 'the deceased loved ones are back' 
  • Hard cuts, rapid editing pace
  • Confusing but this could interest some people 
  • Hermenutic codes 
  • violence 
  • This montage editing includes scenes from arguably the biggest/most memorable scenes from the series to sell the TV show, suggesting that it is more exciting than it is. This trailer is misleading. 
  • It features drama, horror, and suspense. The horror genre of the trailer includes the generic paradigms. For example, the music is suspenseful and the bus crashing, digetic sounds of the screams and the scene flickers in sound and visuals.
  • This show is an allegory for grief and death, universal experience
  • Les Revenants is an extremely risky show to finance. There is a complex balance between art and commerce.

Les Revenants relies on fandom in order to sell its product
Merchandise:
Redbubble.com - online shop 
magnets, posters, t-shirts, jumpers, mugs, DVD or blu-ray

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