Sound Tests 2

Sound: evacuation alarm in dark cinema.
We took comfort in the noise. It meant that we weren’t deaf—yet. Or dead—yet. Silence, well… That meant there was a shell above you. Our bodies would scream to get the hell out of there, but fear paralysed you. And soon, silence was all that followed.

Maybe evacuation alarm should be to contrast our reactions to it and theirs.
Us: Oh shit! Let's get out of here.
Them: Yeah fantastic! We're getting out of here.

The copy above suggests that even the noise was dreadful (find bad noise, noisy)—they were glad to hear it as it meant they were still alive.
Maybe this:




List of top 10 annoying sounds:
http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/the-top-10-most-annoying-sounds.

The worst sounds in the world
1. Knife on a bottle
2. Fork on a glass
3. Chalk on a blackboard
4. Ruler on a bottle
5. Nails on a blackboard
6. Female scream
7. Anglegrinder
8. Brakes on a cycle squealing
9. Baby crying
10. Electric drill