2. A temp track/scratch music/ temp score is an existing piece of music or audio
which is used in film production during the editing phase. It serves as a guideline
for the mood or atmosphere the director is looking for in a scene.
The track is usually replaced before release by an original soundtrack
composed specifically for the film.
In some instances film composers have been asked to imitate a
specific composer or style present in the temp track
On other occasions, directors have become so attached to the temp
score that they decide to use it and reject the original score written by
the film composer . For example Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space
Odyssey
Some composers feel that having to follow a temp track can be
limiting for a composer
3. Films often have different themes for important
characters, events, ideas or objects, an idea often
associated with Wagner's use of leitmotif
An example of this technique is John Williams' score
for the Star Wars saga, and the numerous themes
associated with characters like Darth Vader, Luke
Skywalker
The Lord of the Rings trilogy uses a similar technique,
with recurring themes for many main characters and
places
4. Most films have between 40 and 120 minutes of music, some have
very little or even none at all.
‘Dogme 95’ is a genre that has music only from sources within a film,
such as from a radio or television.
This is called "source music" (or a "source cue") because it comes
from an on screen source that can actually be seen or that can be
inferred, such music is called "diegetic" music.
An example of this would be Frankie Valli song "Can't Take My Eyes
Off You, The Birds is an example of a Hollywood film with no non-
diegetic music
