The opening title sequence of "The Reaping" features a continuous jazz soundtrack throughout quick cuts of extreme close-ups of small animals and insects, some of which are dying or twitching. The credits are displayed in sync with the music and changing images, floating around jaggedly to add to the messy atmosphere. Blood splatters are also seen at the start and occasionally throughout, hinting at death and something sinister, relating to the insect imagery which often represents decomposition.