The Art of the Title Sequence

The Usual Suspects

Sine waves shimmering upon a black harbor on an elegant loop. The music a string orchestra (a quartet?) piano and bell.

Extras

Image Extra iconCommentary excerpt with composer and editor John Ottman.

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(From the The Usual Suspects: Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray)

DETAILS
  • USA/Germany
  • 1995
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English/Hungarian/Spanish/French


CREDITS

Title Designer: John Ottman

Category: Film, News

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  • http://emonome.com emon

    One of my all time favorite films. Great to have a comment from Ottman!

  • http://www.dimattiafilms.com Devin

    Glad to see Singer stopped the egotistical practice of including a title card that read “Bryan Singer’s Film,” especially since none of his films since have reached Suspect’s level of awesome.

  • Bill

    A fantastic movie, but knowing the ending makes it not as good on subsequent viewings.

  • nlx

    Borring title sequence IMHO.

  • Navigator

    Simple and elegant. A fine title.

  • Saint

    Good title sequence. The dark water with little light is a perfect mood builder for the mystery of the film.

  • http://www.sfaustina.com sfaustina

    In my top five favorite films.
    Yes these titles could have been a little more. Mainly the title of the film, perhaps white or blood red.

  • http://www.lowlow.nl Xande Smalbil

    I agree that it is a good moodbuilder. For those who have seen the movie, you could relate the silky smooth water to the silky smooth criminal who isn’t quite the usual suspect.
    Ofcourse it is boring compared to title like “thank you for smoking”, but then again it is about chosing a appropiate title. So saying it is boring is just too easy and lacks insight.
    Great stuff, keep them titles coming.

  • http://www.emptybookshelf.com nate

    watching it just now, and realizing that it looks like sine waves, you could totally think of it as lines on a polygraph, which totally adds a whole new depth to it.

  • http://www.solid-creative.com Paul

    gotta love post-rationalisation. how about the fact that it simply refers to the wharf where shit goes down in the movie.

    it sets mood. job done.

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