Rear Window

REAR WINDOW

Sound effects: Clock ticking; clock going off; birds; lots of music; cooking; drums; children squabbling; snoring.

History: After WWII, Hollywood began producing many films with darker themes. Many dealt with the psychological feelings and trauma that post-war America was feeling at the time, after a time of such mass destruction. Some dealt with emotions that returning war veterans faced, as they tried to integrate themselves back into civilized society, while still others related to the feeling of general hopelessness that society itself faced after witnessing such a tragic point in world history. Since the world was so bleak after losing such a large number of people in the war, many Hollywood studios followed suit, and portrayed these stories in their films, so as to connect with society.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/art/history-of-the-motion-picture/The-war-years-and-post-World-War-II-trends