Sound is very important within a romance film to help set the tone mood and atmosphere; it often gives a first impression to the audience without them even realising it. The first sound in this clip is not non-diegetic music but the diegetic sound of Bradley Cooper's character monologuing. The use of diegetic sound without the images to go with it cause us to focus more on what the character is saying than we normally would, because of this we can assume what he is saying is important, and he is probably the main character.
The first shot of the character is a slow zooming shot towards the back of his head. The slowness of the zoom implies a calmness or sadness and the fact that it is not showing his face gives an air of mystery. These are not things you would expect to see in a romance film, so it goes against convention.
While the opening to this film may not have a lot of indications as to it's genre, there are some. Things such as the monologue from the main character and the upbeat non-diegetic music are both indicators of the romance genre.
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