In the opening sequence I found that at the beginning the music is very light and dreamy, slow paced and fairytale like, which fits into the narrative of her becoming a princess. There is also ambient sound of police cars guarding a limo, which gives of a contrast between a fantasy tune with a powerful sound.
When Mia is introduced the music changes to a rock tune with a fast and heavy beat, this represents that underneath the shy exterior Mia may be a rock girl with a bit of attitude. This adds to the genre of a comedy from when the music changes from a light and dreamy tune to a very hard edged one. The music fades slightly when there is dialogue between her and her mum, where her mum asks 'Are you confident?' and Mia replies with 'Not really.' This shows that she is a very shy girl and may feel out of her comfort zone when she is at school.
The music changes to a techno beat when she travels to school on a electric scooter, this gives of the impression that she may also be a bit of a cyber geek and know a lot about technology.
Just before the opening sequence ends it shows three cheerleaders singing at the top of the stairs with everyone looking up at them. This gives of the impression that within the film it may be that these characters are high class and Mia may envy or be afraid of them and they see themselves as higher up then everyone at school.
The music creates a lively and happy atmosphere in the opening sequence which gives of that the movie may be a happy one, but with the rock song it gives of a contrast of good and bad which also says that the movie may not be the typical fairytale one that the viewers expect.
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