DA VINCI CODE MUSIC WILL SCARE CHILDREN

Last updated: Sunday, May 7, 2006

DA VINCI CODE MUSIC WILL SCARE CHILDREN

British film censors forced THE DA VINCI CODE filmmakers to edit the movie's soundtrack, because it was too frightening for young audiences.

Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in the scenes from 'The Da Vinci Code'

The British Board of Film Classification claim their original rating of 12A, which allows 12-year-olds to see the film accompanied by an adult, was based on an almost silent version of the film, where violent scenes were muted and frightening music downplayed.

Problems arose when two examiners saw an untouched version of the movie and threatened to change the film's rating to 15 - which would seriously affect its box office success.

A source says, "It was when the movie was viewed again with the soundtrack that the problems emerged. Everyone was full or praise for the score but the BBFC felt the way it was being used to build up the tension was simply too much for very young children.

"The BBFC also thought the film had a very high 'crunch factor'. You didn't just see the fight scenes, you heard the bones break."

A spokesman for the BBFC says, "The sound mix was accentuating the violence to a degree which was unacceptable for a young audience."

| Sunday, May 7, 2006

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