The document discusses music escapism and subliminal messages in music. It presents examples of music that provide escapism, such as songs by Twenty One Pilots, Kanye West, and Korn. Music videos for the songs "Somewhere in Phil" and "Balikan" are analyzed for themes of escapism. The concept of subliminal messages is defined as messages intended to influence the mind below conscious awareness. Examples are given of alleged subliminal messages in songs played backwards or in high/low frequencies. A short film called "A Promise of Friendship" is presented that contains a subliminal message contrasting the film's overt message.

1. GROUP 4
Members:
Casapao, Rose Aprilyn
Magbuhat, Krizza Shane
Padriagao, Cristine
Vinluan, Jesreen
Donina, Aldrin
Gomez, Nelson
Marte, Roldan
Villamin, Marc Jerriel

2. LESSON 35:SUBLIMINAL
SUGGESTION AND
ESCAPISM IN MUSIC

3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• What is music?
01
INTRODUCTION
03 • Somewhere in Phil &
Explanation
• Balikan & Explanation
PRESENTATION OF
MUSIC VIDEO
02 • Example of Escapism
MUSIC ESCAPISM
04 • Presentation of Film: A
Promise of
• What is Subliminal music?
• Example of Subliminal
Music
• Explanation of Film
Introduction to Short
Subliminal Musical
Film

4. INTRODUCTION

6. Music is a Therapist
Music is Weapon
Music is Freedom

7. What is Music?
• art concerned with
combining vocal or
instrumental sounds
for beauty of form or
emotional
expression, usually
according to cultural
standards
of rhythm, melody,
and, in most Western
music, harmony.
• Both the simple folk
song and the
complex electronic
composition belong
to the same activity,
music.
• Both are humanly
engineered; both
are conceptual and
auditory, and these
factors have been
present in music of
all styles and in all
periods of history,
throughout the
world.

8. What do you think
about Escapism?

9. MUSIC ESCAPISM
- Music, as I’m sure many know and realize, is our way of
escaping from reality. I also think it is a way for us to
reflect on our reality
- Escapism can be seen negatively and positively but music serves as more
than just one way to escape. The artists that write music escape by
physically writing their emotions and experiences into melodies while
listeners escape by experiencing those melodies.

10. Example of Escapism in Music
Blurryface is an imaginary
character that the band
uses as a symbol for
depression and anxiety. The
group was also the first
ever rock group to have a
song reach 1 billion streams
on Spotify.
Stressed Out
- Twenty-One
Pilots
"Spaceship" is one of the best
songs from Kanye West's
debut studio album The
College Dropout. The
production work is
absolutely terrific,
hearkening back to old-
school soul. Kanye West
outdoes himself on this
prime example of escapism.
Spaceship
-Kanye West
On "A Different World", Korn,
assisted by Corey Taylor,
maintain the devilishness
of their 2016 album, The
Serenity of Suffering. The
pre-chorus lyrics
exemplify this need for
escapism: "I'd love to see a
different world".
A different World
-Korn

11. SOMEWHERE IN PHIL (MV)
LINK TO VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGr
5fGmK-u4
EXPLANATION OF
SOMEWHERE IN PHIL (MV)

12. BALIKAN (MV)
EXPLANATION OF BALIKAN (MV)
LINK TO VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=4rMz8LtbpWY

13. PRESENTATION OF
MUSIC VIDEO

14. A PROMISE OF
FRIENDSHIP
INTRODUCTION
TO SHORT
SUBLIMINAL
FILM:

15. A PROMISE OF
FRIENDSHIP
LINK TO VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=vQ5F-axvofc

16. WHAT CAN YOU SAY
ABOUT THE MUSIC FILM
YOU WATCHED?

17. WHAT IS SUBLIMINAL?
According to dictionary, subliminal means (of a stimulus or
mental process) below the threshold of sensation or
consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind
without their being aware of it. It can also mean being or
employing stimuli insufficiently intense to produce a discrete
sensation but often being or designed to be intense enough to
influence the mental processes or the behavior of the individual.

18. WHAT IS SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE?
A subliminal message is a message that is meant to sort of ‘slip
past your mental radar’ and embed itself deep into your
subconscious mind. The word itself refers to the fact that this
message should pass below (that is, sub) your normal perception,
underneath its limits – therefore being luminal. A subliminal
message is an audio or visual stimuli that's not perceived by your
conscious mind. They're often put into songs, films or adverts, as
they can be used to enhance the persuasiveness of something –
or convey something else entirely. Subliminal messages are below
the threshold of conscious perception.

19. SUBLIMINAL MESSAGE IN MUSIC
Embedding a message in a song, either in the higher or lower
frequencies or by singing something backward. The most
common form of subliminal messages in songs is that when you
play them backwards, they have a different message. It also
appears that subliminal messaging works best when it taps into
an existing desire. "If we're not currently experiencing whatever
kind of need or goal the subliminal message taps into, it
probably won't be very effective,"

20. EXAMPLES OF SUBLIMINAL MUSIC
NICO AND THE NINERS
- TWENTY-ONE PILOTS
JUDIST PRIEST
- LOVE BITES
MINDSELF INDULGENCE
-BACKMASK
EMPTY SPACES
-PINK FLOYD

21. MUSIC FILM
MESSAGES

22. EXPLANATION
Short Subliminal Musical Film: A
Promise Of Friendship
Front Message: Long Lasting Friendship, Friends
will always be by your side, Friends until they grow
old
Subliminal Message: One of them died because of
suicide and they will not be together until they
grow old

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26. Balikan (MV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rMz8LtbpWY
Somewhere in the Phil (MV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGr5fGmK-u4
Other example of Escapism Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXRviuL6vMY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGM6N0qXeu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXDys_gwHk
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https://visme.co/blog/subliminal-messages/

27. A Promise of a Friendship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ5F-axvofc
Other example of Subliminal Music
13 Songs That Feature Unsettling Subliminal Messages ( 2019 ) Retrieved from
https://www.kerrang.com/13-songs-that-feature-unsettling-subliminal-messages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFkhLUcvo0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMAPyGoqQVw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzIBQsp_TA

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