This Music video introduces teachers to the use of ambient sounds in film music and shows how pupils can create their own soundscapes to enhance the Indian Fantasy piece. It explains how ambient sounds and sound effects are used in film scores to reflect what is happening on screen, with examples such as train and moped sounds in Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire. Teachers are guided to support pupils in exploring voices, body percussion, and untuned percussion to represent the sounds of a busy Indian city.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music scheme – notes. It supports teachers in helping pupils build layered compositions, developing listening, sequencing, and performance skills. By adding their soundscapes to the Indian Fantasy piece, pupils bring their music to life while deepening their understanding of how sound and image combine in film.

Music, KS2 Whole-class instrumental lessons, Instrumental lessons, Unit 5: India (Instrumental lessons), Lesson 2: Cityscape