Waterloo road, S 4 Ep 7

Sound

Synopsis: Rachel is shocked when Eddie and Melissa's relationship takes an unexpected leap forward, but Philip appears to be holding a secret that could jeopardise all of their futures. Meanwhile, a love-struck Eddie has to keep his mind on the job when a pupil-parent dispute threatens to reach a disastrous conclusion.

Diegetic sound of normal school, chattering in the background

Non-Diegetic sound :
Elmore James - Take me where you go
Starts with rock type music, fast paced – showing the emergence of Danielle trying to get out of her home without her dad realising

Rock music again when Steph discovers that Earl has been staying in Maxine’s room

The Small Faces – I’m only dreaming
Slow paced music when Chlo sees that her pregnancy test comes up positive

Jazz type music as everyone is walking into the school – matching the calm, everyday atmosphere of the school but music fades when the situation becomes more serious

Kenna – Better wise up
Playing when Danielle’s Dad turns up at school to take her home, showing the tension in the scene and plays again when her dad makes her get into the car to go home when she doesn’t want to leave - The upbeat song brings emergence to the scene and makes it more fast-paced

Soft sounding music when Maxine is giving Earl a bracelet as a present – brings emotion to the scene and shows their passion for each other

Pop music starts when Donte runs out the room celebrating the fact that him and Chlo are going to have a baby

Rock music plays when all of the students start to leave their classes to protest that Danielle stays at school

The Fray – Where you want
Playing when Danielle is standing on the roof threatening to jump to show the severity of her actions

Light hearted soft music when Chlo and Donte are deciding to keep the baby and again when they celebrate Eddie and Melissa’s engagement

Upbeat music when the girls are at football practice and messing around to show that all the characters are finally happy again

The music in Waterloo road tends to reflect the mood of the scene and build up the atmosphere and emotion for the audience. This episode mostly had relatively unknown music and bits of instrumental whereas other episodes commonly have well known pop and r’n’b music to reflect the teenage target audience.