Soundtrack Analysing

To analyse a soundtrack we looked at the opening title soundtrack for Monsters Inc.
The conventions of a childrens film soundtrack are:
Very upbeat, lots of major (happy) phrases used, hardly any minor (sad) phrases used at all, this appeals to children as the way it makes a child feel is very important to how successful the film is.
The upbeat rhythm keeps them entertained so they don't get bored and begin to complain.
The instruments used are mostly brass instruments as if it was played by a small jazz band. This is quite strange for a childrens film as jazz isn't normally very appealing for children and its target market is more aimed at middle aged adults.
For our garage band soundtrack we will use the upbeat rhythm but maybe use some more modern day instruments.