Abstract: This article examines the significant role of diegetic aural rhythm in cinema as a tool for structuring narrative time. It explores the ways in which diegetic aural rhythm delineates narrative time by establishing patterns of expectation and resolution for the cinema audience. Using Peter Jackson’s The Two Towers as the primary text, it combines … Continue reading ‘They’re Here’: The Rhythmic Accent, the Single Beat and Rhythmic Silence – Annie Turner