The Shining

While Kubrick uses his music to create most of the suspense in this movie, I found the one time he didn't use music the creepiest to me. The particular scene I found very suspenseful was the first time we see Danny riding his bike through the hotel. This was suspenseful because there was no noise other than the noise his bike made on the wood floor and the noise it didn't make on the carpet. Although you didn't have the typical suspenseful music playing, only being able to hear his bike made the whole place seem even more empty and isolated. As we saw him riding the bike you saw it form a subjective point of view and never knew what was gonna com around the corner. Your anxiety was built up because of the unknown. The camera was also slightly shaky as it was following Danny. It might not have been intentional, but it added a sort of erie effect because of the shakiness. It made it seem like everything going on around Danny was unsettling and not supposed to happen. Do you think the lack of music in this scene was helpful in creating the suspense and feeling of isolation?