[Vocabulary] What do you call this kind of song in English?

[ceciliafontes]

It's a song of suspense? Is there any more specific name?

At this time (screenplay), Lisa is packing to leave your home.

P.S. I'm writing a movie.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would call it drums.

 

[Raymott]

It's not a song. I guess we have Apple and iTunes, etc. to thank for this loss of distinction, which must bug many musicians. It certainly annoys me (as you can probably tell), especially when I hear well known symphonies and concerti and people ask "Oh, I love that song. What is it?"
A song has someone singing in it. (And don't mention Mendelssohn's 'Song Without Words". That's an exception that proves the rule.)
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If you're writing a movie, only some of the music and sound effects will be songs.

 

[Barb_D]

If you're writing a screen play, you will annoy the director and producer to no end by telling them what music you want playing. That's what their job is.

 

[lotus888]

It is a musical piece, not a song. I would call it dramatic drumbeat.

You are making a movie, not writing a movie. You wrote an original screenplay.

If the piece was longer and more elaborate, it might be called a theme song.

This is very similar to your piece -- especially the beginning and the end.

This video has been deleted by YouTube. It was the Terminator 2 opening theme song.



--lotus