1. Moana Soundtrack
The song that I have chosen is "Where you are" by the movie Moana. The song is from the Moana
soundtrack. The movie came in to theaters november 23, 2016. There are 11 songs on the soundtrack
and is 69 minutes. The soundtrack came out november 18, 2016. The singers are Temuera Morrison
as the chief and Moanas father, Nicole Scherzinger as Moanas mother, Dwayne Johnson as muai,
and finally Auli'i Carvalho as Moana. Auli'i Carvalho got her big acting and singing break through
Moana. She was born november 22, 2000, in Oahu, Honolulu, and is currently 16. In an interview
she confesses she was not going to try out at all, but on the last day of drawing she entered and got
the lead. This film was disney's 56th film and the only one basted in hawaii
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5. Importance Of Music In The Movie
Music: Music Makes the Movie
"Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a
thought" (Y. Harburg). Not many people realize the impact that music has on our feelings, especially
in movies. The soundtracks give movie's life and their implementation is key to the success of a
movie. If music was removed from films, the experience would be lacking for the viewers because
music develops a mood, keeps the audience focused, and connects to the story directly.
Music featured in movies develops a unique atmosphere for the spectator. After a study on music's
effects on the brain, scientists concluded, "Music is linked to the region of the brain that deals with
euphoric stimuli. The blood flow in the brain is associated with reward, emotion and arousal"
(Helen). The music is literally affecting the brain which is causing the person to feel the mood more
vividly and realistically. The music acts as a tool to make the audience feel like they are in the
movie. A strategy that directors use in their movies is to use "low frequency bass waves that cause
anxiety, extreme sorrow, heart palpitations, and shivering" (Millar). The vibrations give people the
sense of being scared and immerses them farther into a scary scene. This is important because it
proves that music can change the mood of a viewer depending on which music is being played.
A movie soundtrack can describe a character's traits and give the audience a "preview of a character
before any
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9. Death Of A Bachelor Analysis
Panic! At the Disco's latest album Death Of A Bachelor is a wonderful album but the album is not a
memorable album. The album itself can be about two things the first being a man who used to party
extremely hard tried to be forgiven by God but sadly ended up dying and then hopes he will be
remembered after his death. The other thing this album could be about is how a guy who used to
party hard was forgiven by God then married a woman who turned out to be abusive and then he
talks about after fighting what it was like before they fought and how he hopes he is remembered by
his ex. The album starts out with fast upbeat songs and by the end of the album in the song
"Impossible Year" the beat is slow as well as the singing and it is a very saddening song. This is
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Death of a Bachelor is different from almost all the other albums released by Panic! At the Disco
because unlike the other albums Death of a Bachelor has two possible messages whereas the other
albums only have one main message and that usually has something to do with girls and dating.
"Victorious" the first song in the Death of a Bachelor album is saying how they will be victorious
but not saying what they will be victorious of leaving it opened ended to anyone who listens to it.
The final song in the album "Impossible Year" is an extremely gloomy compared to the first song
with a slower beat more melodic singing and gloomy lyrics. The album can be compared to an
actual relationship at the beginning of the album it is all happy and fun like when you first start
dating someone. When you keep listening to the album it starts to get darker and darker until you
reach the end of the album which is sad and gloomy like right after a breakup between two
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13. The Sounds Of Captivity : Music Often Supplements Movies
The Sounds of Seclusion
Music often supplements movies. Even before the age of "talking pictures," live musicians would
accompany films to mask unflattering projector noise. Today, filmmakers typically use music
throughout their movies to intensify the action and/or atmosphere. However, throughout the
majority of Cast Away, director Robert Zemeckis gives the whispers of nature precedence over a
film score; though unconventional, his use of sound efficiently enhances the film.
In Cast Away, a time–obsessed FedEx employee named Chuck Noland (played by Tom Hanks) is
cast from civilization when his plane crashes over the Pacific. Chuck and his companion––a
volleyball he calls Wilson––survive on an island for four years. Throughout the entire movie, the
story unfolds with sparse accompaniment, and the theme song is not heard until about two–thirds of
the way through the movie when Chuck escapes the island and returns to civilization.
Before the main character's separation from society, Zemeckis, similar to most producers, uses
music to evoke the mood or atmosphere of a setting. For example, during the opening FedEx–
delivery scene, a brief excerpt of Elvis Presley's single, "All Shook Up," sets a sense of urgency to
get the packages delivered. Soon after, Chuck lectures FedEx employees stressing that "[t]ime rules
over us without mercy" (Cast). Although he was not the delivery man in the very first scene, the
addition of the song establishes the mood and presents Chuck's
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17. Literary Techniques Used In The Movie 'Oblivion'
When a movie only contains a plot some stock soundtracks emphasizing certain moments in a
movie, then it's only just as good as the other movies within the same genre because the soundtracks
prove there was very little the makers could do to emphasize how the movie was different and much
more exciting since it did not follow a cliché from similar movies. The movie Oblivion does just
this: It provides a unique plot that differs from most other sci–fi movies and is accompanied
occasionally by segments of the main soundtrack, also named "Oblivion." The soundtrack could be
the base of an entire short film if the creators wanted to do just only that. It is entirely possible
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One example of the devices they used to influence the emphasis the song makes is the rhyme
scheme AAAA used in order to give a smooth transition to every line in the song. This gives the
feeling of a smooth transition into different chapters in the movie instead of having an alternating
rhyme scheme that would rather make the song feel unconnected and as if the song misses key
points before describing the next chapter. Another example is the heavy use of symbolism
throughout the song. In the beginning, the dying swan is a reference to an inevitable fate that the
female sees coming for her relationship. In the second version, the lyrics imply that the male
character is better off without her by contrasting the word light to mean the male and darkness to
represent the female. There is also a heavy use of repetition to highlight parts of movie where the
emotions of the female are at the highest point such as by using the words "goodbye," "falling," and
"calling" to convey how heartbroken the female feels. Based off all literary qualities the lyrics
possess; the lyrics could even interchangeably become a
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21. Review Of Stanley Kubrick 's ' 2001 : A Space Odyssey '
ESSAY
Drawing on the work of Chion, Eisenstein or others, assess how effective the film soundtrack is in
either Forbidden Planet, Points in Space or 2001.
Stanley Kubrick's legendary film "2001 : A Space Odyssey" (1968) is an epic of space exploration
and meditation on the possibility of extraterrestrial influence on the process of human evolution. The
film is set in the near future at a time when the moon is colonised and space travel, at least around
the planetary system, is quite usual.
Kubrick said "2001 aspired not to the condition of a science fiction novel but to that of music" (
Baxter,1997 :215)
Kubrick gave this description of "2001": "It is a scientifically based yet dramatic attempt to explore
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The Richard Strauss' "Thus Spake Zarathustra", Johann Strauss' "Blue Danube Waltz" and Ligeti's
"Requiem" act as recurrent themes in the film's story. The C–G–C chords of "Zarathustra" is first
heard playing triumphantly like a fan fare in the opening title which juxtaposes the Sun, Earth and
Moon. "Zarathustra" acts as bookends for the beginning and end of the film and indicates the
importance of the moments of the evolutionary transformation first from ape to man to Star Child.
"Zarathustra" is heard near the end of the film as Bowman is transformed into the Star Child which
moves earthwards through space, its glowing eyes look back at us. The grandeur of "Zarathustra's"
timpani pounds across space supporting this image of human transcendence. "Zarathustra" gives it's
visual component immense power.
The "Blue Danube" is used during the space station docking and lunar landing sequences turning a
spacecraft's orbit into a ballet. It's also used for the closing credits. The particular recording used is
important. Kubrick chose a sumptuous and expansive recording by the Berlin Philharmonic. The
"Blue Danube" serves many functions. The Waltz acts as musak – happy music for space travellers.
According to Michel Chion (Chion 2001), a shock, both pleasant and intoxicating, was produced by
this choice .
Kubrick said "It's hard to find anything much
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25. Compare And Contrast Sing Street And Pitch Perfect
It's 1982 in Dublin, Ireland. A teenage boy begins his first day at his new high school. He is
immediately terrorized by students and teachers alike. After enduring several days of bullying, the
boy decides to start a "Futurist" band named Sing Street. Flash forward thirty years to 2012. An
American girl is beginning college and decides to join one of the school's a capella groups. Despite
her disinterest and hesitation, she finds that, together, the group sounds pitch perfect. These
teenagers both initially struggle to find friends at their new schools, and subsequently join music
groups to fit in. Eventually, through hard work and musical creativity, the respective groups gain
popularity and the characters find true friendships. However, though the main characters and basic
storylines for Sing Street and Pitch Perfect are extremely similar, the soundtrack cover art for the
two movies are designed in very different ways. These movie soundtrack covers each appeal to
certain audiences, but the soundtrack for Sing Street is advertised in a way that allows it to appeal to
a wider market. The cover for Pitch Perfect is primarily aimed at preteen, teenage, and young adult
girls and women, and is very successful in appealing to this audience for several reasons. First, the
cover (and movie) features an all–female cast, and each girl looks "cool". They are all wearing
trendy clothes and sunglasses, most have a straight face, and are powerfully, yet femininely posed.
Generally,
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29. Analysis Of Never Would Have Made It By Marvin Sapp
One of two musical recordings to represent the soundtrack of my life is "Never Would Have Made
It" by Marvin Sapp, released off his seventh studio album titled "Thirsty" in 2008. When I hear this
song, it brings back many memories from my childhood to the present. The lyrics ring true to many
chapters and situations throughout my life that honestly I don't know how I survived. This songs
since its release date has reassured me that God has always been and will always be with me. The
second soundtrack is "A Little Bit Of Love" by New Edition, released off their "All For Love"
album in 1985. The lyric to this song really are the lyrics to my life. I grew up in a family where
money was always tight, but there was always plenty of love to go around. My grandmother made a
point of stressing to her family the importance of spreading love, not just within our family, but with
others especially in their time of need. Still to this day I pass on to my children the values I learned
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I enjoy these two genres the most because they're the types of records that were played in my home,
growing up with my mother and grandmother. Songs by Luther Vandross, Sade, and Shirley Caesar
were always pumping through my grandmother's RCA speakers. Hard Rock and Opera are two
genres of music I dislike the most. Hard Rock bands incorporate the use of guitars in their music and
my ears cannot take the high pitches of their plucked strings. Opera music is another genres that
requires the singer to use a high pitch tone that my ears never can seem to adjust
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33. Film Music Research Paper
How to compose music for film
Have you ever asked yourself how to create music for film? Well, if you are a movie lover that like
movie soundtrack, you will find that composing music for film is not as simple as you imagined.
Composing music for film requires a series of steps, we sum up the most important and easy steps to
encourage you to try .You can end up being the next best world film composer ever.
First, select the instruments you will use according to the background scenes of the movie. Film
composers can choose any musical instrument they want. To start with, you can try to create
beautiful melodies using guitar, violin or piano, which are the most common musical instruments
used in movies. Others choose instruments such as:
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37. The Chorus Film Analysis
'The Chorus' (French: Les Choristes), directed by Christophe Barratier, is a German–Swiss–French
drama, music movie published in 2004. The movie is about an underappreciated music teacher
Clément Mathieu attended an boarding institution 'Fond de L'Étang' ('Bottom of the Pond'),
crowding 'difficult' boys. He brightened up the school and assembled a choir, leading to the
discovery of Morhange's musical and physical talents and a transformation in the children. Such an
inspirational movie with the plot like this one is pretty common in movie history. Therefore, is it a
good movie in general movie history? In term of my perspective, 'The Chorus' is a good movie
presenting extraordinary sound track, having high popularity, and receiving various awards. 'The
Chorus', a music subject movie, is successful due to its soundtrack and music reflects the same
feeling – warmth, happiness, as the acting. Soundtrack is something would lead us into a movie's
emotion aspect, and it probably is the most direct way leaving audience expression for this movie. A
comedy movie would have the soundtrack with frequent temple and crispy sound, leaving audience
an expression of happiness and cheerfulness. A horror movie would have the soundtrack with creepy
flow and uneasy sound effect, creating horrible circumstance for the movie. Therefore, a good
soundtrack would make a movie more expressive, and audience would more likely to be driven by
movie's content, emotion aspect, making it a good movie.
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41. All The World 's A Stage And All Men And Women
Shakespeare had said– "All the world 's a stage and all men and women
are merely players." Or rather, Jaques from 'As You Like It ' did, but that 's
besides the point. The point is that I was watching the Lego Movie. And oh
my god is it the best movie ever. What makes it the best movie ever? Not
only does it have a great message, it also actually inspired me to write this
blog post. The movie, starts out to be your regular run–of–the–mill animated
comedy, and moves on to create a connection between the real human world
and the Lego universe. What the cute little kid Finn imagines with his toys,
translates into the actual movie we are watching, and the characters are
living. A movie within a movie– Movie–ception! Which led me to thinking,
maybe this bubble called life is nothing more than...a movie.
A movie that we act in, direct, produce, write, create an original soundtrack
of, so on...and finally view and review. So perhaps the point really was
what Shakespeare had said. For him, life was a seven–act play. And so it
shall be for all you theatre lovers out there (I also speak to my own drama– geek self). And for my
blog post point of view and that of every single
movie buff out there, life shall be a movie. Shakespeare said it, and now it's
my turn.
42. What is reality? How do we know that what we live in is 'real'? Life
sometimes seems nothing more than just a dream. I have had many
conversations with my friends where we spend a minute
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46. Bohemian Rhapsody I Will Sur Die
In the other two music video moments Willard is the main 'singer' or star of the film. Though he
does share it with Kurtz by the end. The beginning of the film is the most recognizable music video–
like moment, and it could work on its own. The editing is recognizably different from the rest of the
film. Images are overlaid atop one another. From helicopters to spinning fans and back again,
images constantly transform. Willard is presented upside down. Plus, the music influences what
happens. When the first words are sung, "this is the end," the orange smoke turns to napalm, fire and
death. His face is swamped by darkness, encroaching on the edges of his skin. Playing out in the
dark whirly–birds, and flames. The music videos of both war and for the psychedelic era were ...
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In the opening its more reminiscent of music video lighting in its darkness. Images Coppola wants
you to see are illuminated while the rest are a black background. Bohemian Rhapsody, I Will
Survive, and etc. all use this trope for the same reason. To get you to focus on the image and the
words so they can sway you into feeling what they desire you to. Here it's the horror of war. The
beginning is The End, and the passing images of war, drugs, and a man in a bed show a darker side
of humanity and that this is not a nice moment. When you stop just looking at the moment,
remember it's not just a video to go along with the music, you can see what it's purpose is. The
whole point is this film will be hell. You're going to see a grittier side of humanity. A commentary of
war. The thing is with this scene you really could take it out of the film. Keep it as video to go along
with the music. There you'll find a short version of Apocalypse Now, but you'll still receive its
desired message. Which music videos should do. Give you an idea, an emotion about a story. It
translates its message
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50. Karzan Soundtrack
The Tarzan soundtrack stands out from the rest of the Disney line–up as it was the first Disney
soundtrack to be recorded in multiple languages. It has won both an oscar and grammy. This is due
to Phil Colins' influence on the music and his creation of original songs that shape the world of
Tarzan. The reason the sound in Tarzan works so well is because it's harmonious with the story
being presented to the audience. Besides setting the scene with background noise, it helps the
audience to understand the film on an emotional level and builds the characters.
Phil Colin contributions to the sound palette of the film includes drums and vocalizations that give it
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This is most evident in the scene when Tarzan meets Jane for the first time. He mimics her in order
to communicate. For instance, when they hear a gun fire (47:57), Jane exclaims, "Clayton." The
gunshot is heard once more and Tarzan says Clayton. When Jane ask Tarzan to take her to camp, he
mimics the gunfire sound, for Tarzan, Clayton is the sound of gunshot. This is seen again when
Tarzan visits the camp and Clayton fires his gun, Tarzan is able to identify Clayton because of his
gun. (48 min) This contributes to the audience understanding Clayton's violent nature. (1:08:47)
After the crew hijacks the ship, Clayton fires his gun, Tarzan calls out his name for assistance,
Clayton says, "Have we met?", but this time we see Clayton's villainous nature. (1:15:40) Then
when Tarzan has Clayton cornered, he feels conflicted about shooting Clayton. Clayton tries to
laugh if off, we see Tarzan jam the gun against Clayton's neck and hear gunfire, but when Clayton
opens his eyes, he along with the audience realizes that Tarzan just made the sound of gunfire.
Unlike Clayton, who uses the gun to get what he wants, Tarzan doesn't need to, he doesn't have a
violent nature despite being raised in the
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54. Film Analysis Of Fight Club
Fight Club is the opposite of Watchmen, the style of David Fincher and his faded green aesthetic fit
perfectly in the world of Fight Club and help to give the Film a sense of identity that wouldn 't exist
if the film was created by a lesser director. The way this Film is shot, the editing, the score, it all
combines to help tell the story in a new way that feels entirely separate from the book. Additionally,
Fincher works to bring the concepts of the book to life through adaptation not translation, he knows
that many of the themes and ideas of the book will not work if simply ripped out of the page and
thrown on screen. He decided early on that the Novel would have to change to fit the screen, he
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Things like The lady sitting next to Jack in the airplane wearing glasses and a red coat and then
Tyler pops up in the exact same spot, wearing similar clothing. Mirrors not showing the reflection of
Tyler or Marla, Bob 's shirt being burned to the car wreck that Jack is investigating. Hell, there 's an
entire section about how dildos in the Film relate to how the Film is actually a metaphor for Jack 's
sexual identity and the battle between Masculinity (Represented by Tyler) and Femininity
(Represented by Marla) happening in Jack's head. Now hearing these ideas from me with no proof
may make them seem far fetched, but I really recommend you go to the site and read up on it. I won
't cover it here because I can 't say anymore without simply stealing the author 's intellectual
property, but I think you get the point; Fight Club is a testament not only to adaptations but also to
masterful filmmaking.
The edit at the beginning of this section showing Jared Leto falling to the ground was no accident.
Watch it again, you can tell that Sound is taken full advantage of. Whereas a book would never have
that sound, in the fight club you aren't reading Fight Club you're feeling it in your gut.
Fight Club is a success in terms of an adaptation and of well done filmmaking. Why Watchmen fails
is a complete lack of Identity
4. Identity
When you watch a Film such as Fight Club, Se7en, Zodiac, Enemy or Prisoners.
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58. Julius Caesar Soundtrack
William Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers to this day. Most of his plays have been
produced into movies lacking a quality soundtrack. Music is what truly interest you in a movie.
Having a poor soundtrack defeats the purpose of creating the movie. If I were to create a Julius
Caesar movie I'd start with the soundtrack. For ACT 1 Scene 1 I picked the song "Happy" written
and performed by Pharrell Williams. I picked this song because the beginning of the play is happy,
people are excited for Caesar to be coming back. One character said "But indeed sir we make
holiday to celebrate the triumph of Caesar" he was so excited for the return of Caesar. "It might
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The song says "Run to the hills, run for your lives Run to the hills, run for your lives" This was an
excellent line because Portia eagerly tells him to run to the senate "I prithee, boy, run to the senate–
house. Stay not to answer me, but get thee gone. Why dost thou stay?" For ACT 3 Scene 1 I selected
the song "The Climb" written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe and performed by Miley Cyrus.
"There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna
be an uphill battle, Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about
what's waitin' on the other side It's the climb." I picked this because it talks about how there's always
going to be another mountain. That made me thinking of how Rome will always struggle. Also, the
tone of the song fits with the sadness of Caesar's death. "Et tu, Bruté? Then fall, Caesar." For ACT 3
Scene 2 I choose the song "Hear me" written by Ben McKee, Dan Platzman, Dan Reynolds, and
Wayne Sermon. I picked this song because it's about people listening and the plebeians allowed
Brutus to talk while they listen to him. The song says "Try to hear my voice You can leave, now it's
your choice" This is a great representation of the current event in the play. A crowd member yells
out "I'll listen to
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62. Analysis Of The True Cost
Most people don't know that being trendy with the newest styles and clothes is actually killing
hundreds of garment workers around the world. The astounding film The True Cost, directed by
Andrew Morgan, was released in 2015 and shows just how much of an impact fashion has on other
people and the world. The documentary is rated PG 13, and is 1hr 30 minutes long. The main
objective of the film is to show and explain the harsh conditions in the fashion industry, and to
demonstrate how cheaply priced clothing has negative repercussions on the world. Andrew Morgan
says, "This is a story about clothing, the clothing we wear, the people that make them, it's impact on
the world"(qtd. in The True Cost). He goes on to say, "It's a story about greed and fear, power and
poverty, it's both complex and simple, connecting the hearts and hands of those around the world"
(Morgan qtd. in The True Cost). This film is very informative, and it also persuades the audience to
want to change their ways as well as try to change the ways of others. There are several strategies
that Morgan used in this film to better connect with his audience. Some of them include his use of
Juxtaposition, the use of different styles of music, and the emotional appeals.
With this in mind, the emotional appeals are used all over the film to support Morgan's claim. For
example, pathos is probably the most prevalent and can be seen in multiple scenes when factory
workers from Bangladesh are shown frail and struggling
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66. Interview With Film Composer Chris Hajian Of The Infiltrator
Interview with Film Composer Chris Hajian of 'The Infiltrator'
Pablo Escobar has been a popular topic lately. From 'Narcos' on Netflix to Andrea's Di Stefano's
underrated 'Escobar Paradise Lost,' cocaine and greed can't get anymore bombastic in the
entertainment zeitgeist. Yet with director Brad Furman's (The Lincoln Lawyer), The Infiltrator, the
infamous Columbian drug load plays only second to agent Robert Mazur (played wonderfully by
Bryan Cranston), the man who brings down the world's largest cartel. It's a refreshing angle on the
subject matter with stellar performances (most notably John Leguizamo's radically different and
award–worthy role) to match. Yet, one of the biggest highlights of the film is that of film composer
Chris Hajian's (First Position, Yonkers Joe, The Take) score. Hajian manages to keep the film's
music subtle, but with gravitas to capture the heaviness of the situation at bay. It plays to the trend of
synth percussion, a popular sensation seen everywhere from Cliff Martinez's score in Drive to Kyle
Dixon and Michael Stein of Stranger Things. Sure it plays to the trend, but doesn't get lost in it.
Hijian has the ear to work with modern sound, but keeps disciplined by incorporating instrumental
sounds that grounds the film, but at the same time keeps it constantly moving. Check out track "I'm
Being Followed," to hear the complexity of modern synth, layered with piano. Recently I got the
chance to sit down and interview Chris Hajian. Read below to
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70. Essay On Soundtracks
Just about everybody enjoys some type of music, whether it is country, rap, old country, western, or
jazz. The right song can get you feeling in the right mood when you are in a good or even in a bad
mood. That is why the type of soundtrack you choose for an event (just like personalized
merchandise) can set the right tone and either make or break the occasion. Whether it is a subtle
background music at a conference, or rock and roll at an anniversary party, choosing the right tunes
is essential. Background music works best here. You will generally want something subtle that
guests hardly notice, but that makes them feel calm at the same time. You can use music at meetings,
business dinners, conferences and trade shows to enhance the atmosphere and get things turned up a
notch. Soundtracks help smooth over mingling and chatting, and can give a corporate event an air of
sophistication. Instrumental music works well at business events too, especially during breaks or
pauses while people move from one event to the next. A string quartet, a solo piano player, or even a
live singer can all work, just so long as they are quiet enough that people can hear their
conversations. You might think live music equals stages and high volume speakers, but this may not
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As with weddings, the possibilities for a party soundtrack are endless. They can range anywhere
from the house going through K–Pop to classical. It will definitely depend on the theme of the party,
as well as who is going! You don't need a band or a DJ to have an unforgettable party. Create your
very own playlist using music platforms like Spotify, Pandora or Apple Music even. And if you do
not have the time to put one together yourself, choose one of the many that are already featured. Just
remember to get a good stereo
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74. Analysis Of Never Would Have Made It By Marvin Sapp
One of two musical recordings to represent the soundtrack of my life is "Never Would Have Made
It" by Marvin Sapp, released off his seventh studio album titled "Thirsty" in 2008. When I hear this
song, it brings back many memories from my childhood to the present. The lyrics ring true to many
chapters and situations throughout my life that honestly I don't know how I survived. This songs
since its release date has reassured me that God has always been and will always be with me. The
second soundtrack is "A Little Bit Of Love" by New Edition, released off their "All For Love"
album in 1985. The lyric to this song really are the lyrics to my life. I grew up in a family where
money was always tight, but there was always plenty of love to go around. My grandmother made a
point of stressing to her family the importance of spreading love, not just within our family, but with
others especially in their time of need. Still to this day I pass on to my children the values I learned
from listening to song and my grandmother. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
I enjoy these two genres the most because they're the types of records that were played in my home,
growing up with my mother and grandmother. Songs by Luther Vandross, Sade, and Shirley Caesar
were always pumping through my grandmother's RCA speakers. Hard Rock and Opera are two
genres of music I dislike the most. Hard Rock bands incorporate the use of guitars in their music and
my ears cannot take the high pitches of their plucked strings. Opera music is another genres that
requires the singer to use a high pitch tone that my ears never can seem to adjust
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78. The Role Of Music In The Godfather
Music plays a critical role in the narrative films as it is important technique that filmmakers use to
support the narrative and influence the way that the viewer interacts, responds and interprets the
events as they unfold. The godfather, which is one of all time Hollywood movies, represents a good
use of music that succeeded in supporting the dramatic events that take place in the movie.
Moreover, both diegetic and non–diegetic music in the godfather movie are used to achieve the
overall purpose by using the different principles and functions of film music that range from setting
the mood of the viewer to providing continuity within the movie. In this essay, we will take part of
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Woltz wakes up and starts to notice the blood's pool on his bed, the speed at which the beats pass
(tempo) gets faster and higher and the overall rhythm of the music becomes gradually strong and
reaches its top when Mr. Woltz sees the horse head ,that was first presented in the movie as one of
the best racehorses in the world, on his bed(00:31:42–00:32:11). The use of the non–diegetic music
in this shot imparts a mood, atmosphere and emotional climate of horror and fear to the viewer.
Moving to the next scene, as Mr. Woltz screams after seeing the horse head on his bed, another
dissolve between the scenes take us to the next scene where Don Corleone talks to his
sons(00:32:11–00:32:29). The diegetic sound of Mr. Woltz's screaming provides continuity between
the scenes. In addition to providing continuity, the diegetic sound of Mr. Woltz's screaming carry us
across a temporal ellipsis of hours and we see Don Corleone as he is listening to Mr. Woltz's
screaming but he is not in reality and this is a transformation of a diegetic sound in the first scene to
non–diegetic sound in the next scene. As Don Corleone starts to talk, diegetic sound of his
conversation with his sons is the only thing we hear (00:32:35–00:32:49). Then, when Tom Hegan
starts to talk about Sollozo, the scene moves to a series of shots joined by cuts that present Sollozo'
works and during the shot, the diegetic sound of Tom Hegan talking about Sollozo provides
continuity and bridges the gaps from shot
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82. Examples Of Soundtracks In Frankenstein
At Birth a monster, At risk humanity In "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley Victor Frankenstein creates
a hideous monster to appease his obsession in science. During the monster's beginning of life he
travels through many sufferable and emotional obstacles. These major events are shown throughout
the examples of imagery, and tone and to intensify the scene a series of soundtracks were included.
First, the first scene primarily relates to the monster's awakening through an example of imagery.
For example on page 97 Frankenstein vividly explains,"It was already one in the morning; the rain
pattered against the panes...when, by the glimmer of the half–extinguished light, I saw the dull eye
of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs." Throughout this
excerpt it is noticeable how Frankenstein describes the scenery of the event. He explains how ...
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This event occurs through an example of tone. For instance on page 93 the monster angrily
states,"But again, when I had reflected that they had spurned and deserted me, anger returned, a rage
of anger...I turned my fury towards inanimate objects...I placed a variety of combustibles around the
cottage." In this excerpt the monster becomes furious after the DeLacey family rejects him when he
determines in confronting them. His anger uncontrollably intensifies, even more when the family
abandons the cottage in spite of fear towards the monster. His tone produces an angry emotion since
he states "Anger Returned" and "Rage of anger". Even so, when the monster incinerates the cottage
it supports the conclusion in the monster being enraged. To support the scene, the whole group
chose a suspenseful and thrilling song to exemplify, towards the audience, the rage the monster felt
when he received rejection from the DeLacey
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86. Analysis Of The Poem ' Radiohead '
Radiohead, in a Motion Picture Soundtrack, tie together the negative effects of popularity and pop
culture. By leaving out the more optimistic view of fame, it prevents the sugar–coating of details.
This technique, while dreary and glum, sets the perfect tone for the writer to reach the reader on
subjects not frequently talked about. Ironically, in order to 'shine light' upon this topic, Radiohead
creates as gloomy and dark of an environment as possible to convey their ideas. Within the song
itself there exists a constant struggle of here they, the band, are, the negative side, and here is where
they want to be or where they belong, a hope for something positive. They also use this method to
reiterate the idea that fame is not so glorious. Instead, fame deceives other into yearning for
something not there. Radiohead hones in on this illusory view with the connection to suicide.
Unfortunately, suicide is often the easy way out of a hectic life – specifically for music culture. In
essence, Radiohead's song demonstrates, through their experiences, that the media does not depict
the complete picture of fame. Overall, Motion Picture Soundtrack perfectly communicates this
negative side of fame and how oftentimes the only way out is death. In order to convey the horrors
and monotony of fame, Radiohead uses background music to paint a picture for the message, or
lyrics, to live upon. Before the song begins you can look at the title to understand that a Motion
Picture Soundtrack, or
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90. Dance Monologue
The soundtrack of my life is for all the people, whether it was friends, family, or complete strangers,
who helped me learn the important things in life. In this narrative, I tried to display moments when I
learned a vital lesson of life.
The TV is blaring a song while displaying such graceful dancers spin and sway to the beat. At the
age of five, I stare at the screen, mesmerized by the vibrant colors and fast–paced actions. My
friends, Honey and Astha, and I try to sing with the music. We sound like dying cats.
We also try to mimic the dancers' agile movements after realizing our singing attempt is a fail. The
awkward motions of our hands and feet do not flow. They seem almost robotic. After a moment of
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The girls stand on the left and the boys on the right. Is that too hard to grasp? Aunt Vio marches up
onto the stage and places us in our positions. Just as she walks away, the music begins and we hear
our cue to start dancing.
Unlike Ami and Trisha, I don't have butterflies in my stomach; I feel fine. I move to the rhythm
replaying the choreography in my mind. We punch, shake, and do a slide, enjoying the thrill of the
moment. From the slides to the kicks, the audience of IASA members loves us showing that even
strangers can make you feel special.
On a late Sunday morning, I am standing next to the stove watching the ever–still pot of tea. The
amazing fragrance of cardamom, ginger, and tea travels throughout the kitchen and the hot steam
warms my freezing fingers. I wait patiently for the tea to boil, but as they say, "A watched pot never
boils."
To occupy my time, I begin to sing Clarity, my favorite song at the moment. Lost in my singing, I do
not notice the pot starting to boil and is about to overflow. At the sizzling sound of the overflowed
tea, I open my eyes to stare at my mistake. I rapidly grab the pot and set it on the cool countertop.
Grabbing a napkin, I try to wipe the burnt remains of the tea. With this experience in mind, I know I
will never repeat this mistake
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94. The Soundtrack Of The Century
The Soundtrack of the Century: Catcher in the Rye Soundtrack Catcher in the Rye was a
phenomenal work of literature. The novel has been able to withstand the test of time without ever
making it to the big screen. Now present day, with a movie of the bestselling novel coming soon,
every detail must amaze the avid reader of the book. This includes: top–notch lighting, a flawless
director, a plethora of A–list actors, outstanding scenery, and last but certainly not least, a
breathtaking soundtrack. A soundtrack can completely devastate a movie. If there is a scene where a
character is crying because they lost their friend, it would definitely be peculiar if the music in the
background was "Can't Touch This" by M.C. Hammer. Soundtracks tell the audience what to feel
whether it would be fear or excitement. With a soundtrack playing a critical position in a movie, the
songs that have been chosen have transcended more than just the scenes they are played in, and
turned into the embodiment of some of the major themes in the movie. A great selection for the
opening song would be a song by Chance the Rapper called "Finish Line". On this song, Chance the
Rapper appears to just spout sentences that just come to head like the stream of consciousness, like
Holden. When Holden goes on his particular tangents he usually is trying to get to a specific point, a
finish line. Coincidentally, Holden during the entire book has been trying to come to some "finish
line". With this song as the
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98. How Does Jaws Affect The Use Of Music?
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if Jaws lacked its famous theme? It would be very
anti–climatic, wouldn't it? If you put it on a larger scale, the world would be quite mundane place
without music. As a person who cannot go a day without listening to some tracks, I definitely agree
to that statement. In my opinion, music is an enhancement that helps set the mood in an
environment. For example, the movie Titanic would not be as emotional had the song "My heart will
go on" not play in the credits. In this setting, it heightens the sentimental aspect of the movie as it
leaves the audience touched with a piece that encompasses the essence of movie. The movie would
not have been as impactful if the song was left out. However, the use of music is not limited to just
the movies or shows on television. It also manifests in our everyday lives, ranging from weddings to
even funerals. The walk down the aisle would be done in lackluster silence if music did not exist.
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Rhythm and sound is not a language. On its own, it is a medium that can be heard without the need
of understanding. As music is exist globally, this would mean that millions of people are no stranger
to it. With such a huge audience backing it up, it can be a mass deprivation if we do not have access
to the wonders of music. With the accompany of lyrics, this brings meaning to the song. Personally,
I think that this another part that plays a major role other than the instrumental aspects. As human
beings, we may encounter the same situations as others in life. For example, love songs exist
because most people have experienced being in a relationship. As songs can be shared mutually
amongst many, it would be devastating if we had no knowledge of it. With the fact that there is so
many genres to cater to every individual, the world would be very monotonous if we do not have
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102. The Influence Of Film Industry Music And Classical Music?
Many individuals have questioned the significance and prominence when identifying film industry
music and classical music of previous times in the past. Music of any kind can be regarded by its
listener as either virtuous and worthy or corrupt and immoral or just plain old terrible. So, film
music is certainly as important as classical music. Also, many famous movies in the past and present
have used different styles of music to strengthen their story and characters, just as classical music
has done on a regular basis.
There should not be the slightest difference between orchestral music and film scores when deciding
on recognition. It is preposterous that anyone would dare try and say that some music is better than
others, because that is all only one's opinion. Beethoven might complain and exclaim that his music
is much harder and more composed than the Star Wars film scores, however, that is still only his
opinion. Music, like art, is in the eye of the beholder. For instance, music added into a certain scene
in a film, can promote the emotions to the audience and create a definite atmosphere. "No kind of
music can offer more range of rhythms, melodies, and harmonies than classical music. Complete in
all musical elements, classical music often ends up being labeled as superior or elite art. These
labels mix up more than help to understand music as a whole, ultimately leading to confusion and
prejudice, segmenting the area for a restrict class lovers and
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106. Ostinato Scene Analysis
Shiyao Anna Luo
MUS Z315 Music for Film
Psycho Viewing Assignment
Part I:
Musical texture built from ostinati (short, repeated patterns)
There are several points that ostinato has been used in the film, and starting from (00:10:56), which
is the scene when Marion is packing her luggage. There are strings playing the upper linear line in
high register, and there are also strings playing in the middle register and low register in order to
create those different layers of voicing. The scene followed this one, which starts around (00:13:02)
also use ostinato at the beginning part of this scene. This scene is about when Marion drives her car
on the street, she meets her boss. This time, the dynamics keeps crescendo comparing to the last
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As I have discussed a little bit earlier that the instrumentation for this music scores, unlike
traditional orchestra music, it mostly uses strings. Even though there are no brasses and percussions
(usually play the lower register and bass melody) in the film, I think Bernard Herrmann used the
strings in a way that they are the whole orchestra. He used the double basses and cellos to play out
the bottom line of melody and the violins and violas to play the upper melody. He is using the string
ensemble but creates the sounding effect of a whole orchestra. As we discussed during class last
week that most composers back into that time prefer to use more neo–romantic style music;
however, this music score definitely has nothing relate to romantic style. It is dissonant as I said
before, and creates lots of tensions but it does not resolve, and I feel like that is one big thing that
makes it different from classical music, and obviously, it applies many uses of atonality. Even at the
beginning scene (00:06:02) that when Marion spends her lunchtime with Sam, the music at there is
not like typical love theme music. People usually relate strings with love theme; however, I feel like
the strings playing at this scene do not tightly apply to the romance element in the film. Comparing
to the music that happens later, this one is not that dissonant, it is still unresolved at the
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110. Outline Of An Informative Speech On Film Scores
SPC 2608 INFORMATIVE FULL SPEAKING OUTLINE
SPEECH TITLE: Film Scores 101
SPECIFIC PURPOSE: My purpose is to inform my audience about the history of film scores, how
they are made, and how film scores have changed recently because of technology.
CENTRAL IDEA/THESIS: Film scores are an undoubtedly important part of the movie watching
experience, however you may not know about how they were first introduced, the process it takes to
make them, or how they have changed over time.
INTRODUCTION:
1. GET ATTENTION: {Listen to Jaws Theme} Many people as soon as they hear that ominous and
menacing piece of music, immediately think of the iconic 1975 thriller classic known as Jaws. And
by chance if you did not recognize the Jaws theme, there are plenty of other iconic film scores that
you would recognize.
2. CLEARLY REVEAL TOPIC: I am here today to inform you about some things you many have
not known about how your favorite film scores came to be.
3. LISTENER RELEVANCE: Since film scores are such an important part of movies, it makes
sense to learn a little bit more about them.
4. ESTABLISH CREDIBILITY: I spend a lot of time listening to scores while I study, so one day I
decided to actually learn how my favorites were made. I've spent a considerable amount of time
researching the topic since.
5. PREVIEW MAIN POINTS: Today I would like to share with you some of the history of film
scores, how they are made, and how scores have evolved in more recent times due to advances in
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114. Silent Film Synchrony
Synchrony is one of the most vital methods to film score composition. Synchrony, as many
techniques, has become easier as new technology comes out. However, during the silent film era
synchrony was almost impossible to master. Today we hear the film soundtrack coming out of a
speaker that has been timed down to the millisecond. During the silent film era the soundtrack was a
live orchestra down in an orchestra pit below the screen or an organist in the back of the theater.
There are many factors that go into a successful performance of a silent film: a correct knowledge of
tempo, the completeness of the film as originally set to music, the steadiness of projection and care
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The silent film era was the birth of film in that it was the first time the public was able to see motion
picture images moving within a frame that are not physically there. Although as the title of the era
confirms there was no voice with the picture partly because it dated before recording techniques
became advanced enough using mixing and modern recording techniques. Because music was not
recorded at this point instead a live band, orchestra, or solo organist would perform at the theater.
Unlike today where a theater could easily show over twenty films at one time because they were all
filmed at the same time. During the early silent film era the film production process took much
longer and as a result would be released much further apart from each other. Instead of a copious
amount of movies to choose from for viewing most audiences would have three or four at most to
choose from at different times of the day. Live performers provided many issues including one of
the most vital methods of film music, which is synchrony. As with most professions inventers took it
upon themselves to solve the issue of synchrony and provide the audiences with an even better
experience other than watching people move on a screen. In this case the two inventors to work on
this issue were Mr. Theodore Presser and Mr. Thomas Edison who combined the phonograph for the
audio part and the vitagraph as the visual part. Later in 1926 an exhibition in New York City
unveiled the Vitaphone. Perfectly synchronizing the music to the image on the screen. Now not only
the music would be synchronized, but voice would also be synchronized and we would move into
the era of the "Talkies". A review from a critic at the exhibition had this to
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118. How Does Steinbeck Use Soundtrack Techniques In Of Mice...
Does a soundtrack truly enhance the viewer's understanding of the overall message in a film? The
intention of a soundtrack is to promote and intensify the emotional and apprehensive atmosphere for
the viewer. John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a story that takes place during the Great Depression,
thrills the reader in an emotional rollercoaster in an abundance of scenes, making a soundtrack
crucial for this novel to enhance the overall message of the scenes. For John Steinbeck's Of Mice
and Men, "You've Got a Friend", a song about sticking together through everything and anything, is
most suitable for the scene where a brawl breaks out between Lennie and Curley in the bunkhouse.
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The song "Freedom", a song about freedom and escaping a bleak situation, is most suitable for
Crooks, a feeble, segregated, African American man, seeking an escape from the ranch. Lines 21–23
in "Freedom" suits Crooks perfectly, stating "mhm, life hasn't been very kind to me lately, but I
suppose its a push for moving on, in time the suns gonna shine on me nicely." The specific lines
from the song relate to Crooks because he has been ostracized from the day–to–day activities the
rest of the guys face, resulting in Crooks' loneliness and the need to flee the ranch. However life
looks up for Crooks when Candy, a disabled swamper, joins Crooks and Lennie in a conversation in
the barn, and announces that he has the money to purchase George and Lennie's dream ranch.
Crooks initially thinks that Candy, Lennie, and George are living a fantasy dream that will never be
pursued, but when Candy convinces Crooks that they already have the money, Crooks becomes
intrigued by the thought of leaving the ranch, stating "If you... guys would want a hand to work for
nothing– just his keep, why I'd come an' lend a hand" (Crooks, 76). Crooks' willingness to work on
the ranch for free shows his desperation and desire for leaving the ranch. The emotion Crooks
reveals during the conversation between Candy and Lennie manifests his agony of living in
segregation, making "Freedom", a perfect match for this
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122. Evicted Soundtrack
In the book, Evicted by Matthew Desmond, the true stories of the residents of Milwaukee who are
living in poverty are revealed. Each of them go through their own struggles, whether it be
unemployment, drug addiction, or even pregnancy, in addition to trying to find the money for the
monthly rent. If there was ever a movie developed which was based on Evicted, then the soundtrack
would have to be one of the most important elements of the movie in order to highlight and
emphasize the many difficulties that the people go through in their daily lives. By using meaningful
songs and making connections to Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang and The Columbia Guide by
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Glamorous paints the picture of Sherrena that her renters believe her to be. Sometimes they consider
her inconsiderate with her frequent vacations that she takes with her husband and how eventually
she kicks them out of the one place they could finally afford. In addition, the lyrics "I got problems
up to here / I've got people in my ear / Telling me these crazy things / That I don't want to hear"
perfectly manifests Sherrena's attitude towards her everyday life and her constant frustration with
the problems her renters bring to her, especially when she feels like they're the ones causing their
own problems. This attitude is particularly evident when she harshly scolds her one of her renters for
calling a plumbing service by saying "'I can't believe that you are on my phone complaining to me
abou the sink being stopped up'" (Desmond 145). This is why Glamorous by Fergie fits Sherrena as
she is living high class due to her real estate income, but she is also frustrated at her own renters
who do not seem to truly understand the difficulties she goes
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124.
125.
126. The Role Of Music In Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Music is a powerful tool in our media to convey specific emotions from the audience. Television,
film, news, sports, musicals and theatre are types of media using music to bring out our emotions.
Music transports the audience into the world being watched. Movies use music to convey ideas and
feelings to large audiences. Through music we feel and react to developments of the mood,
landscape and tension in a part in the film. Can you imagine our favorite films without music? These
films would not be as exciting without the orchestrated energy. The added music changes everything
in the film, and a wonderful score can uplift a movie from decent to classic. The music from Star
Wars: The Force Awakens composed by John Williams effectively creates a resounding atmosphere
for the settings, helps communicate the story, and strikes an emotional cord to help the audience
follow the film. The musical score can be important for setting an atmosphere of the film. The music
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The emotions and themes in the music of are always clear. They point out the importance of
happiness, joy and victory as a source of optimism and show the sadness, fear and anger during the
films darkest times. The music of the Star Wars universe has allowed audiences to experience good
and evil through deeper, darker tones for evil and lighter, robust notes for good. The music gives us
the opportunity to cheer or jeer the heroes and villains by bringing all our hopes and feelings to the
surface. The music helps tell the story with scenic grand planets and beautiful landscapes, it guides
the audience through the story, action and dialogue, and brings out all of our emotions that leaves
the audience wanting more. Music proves how important it is to film and can have a lasting effect on
how we feel about a
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130. The Significance Of Amadeus
The Significance of Mozart's Music in the Movie Amadeus Would producing a film without any
background music be possible? Technologically yes, of course, but any filmmakers would not try to
produce their movies without soundtracks because the images of films come truly alive when a
soundtrack is added in the movie (Monaco 235). Although due to the underdevelopment of film
techniques, many films in the 1920s were produced without music at first, after the progress of
sound film technology, the film industry completely moved from silent movies to talkies. Right after
the advent of talkies in the film industry, The Jazz Singer, the first sound movie, was released and
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The storyline of Amadeus, which is based on the original play of the same title written by Peter
Shaffer, mainly revolves around the entire life of Mozart and his music. Basically, the movie's plot is
based on the rumor that Salieri poisoned Mozart because of his jealousy to Mozart's musical talent.
Even if the rumor, which had spread over Vienna in the 1820s, clearly turned out not to be true
through several historical research, still, the movie Amadeus depicts the fictional life of Mozart and
Salieri's plan to murder him in a realistic way by delicately displacing Mozart's great works to show
Salieri's intense inferiority to Mozart and his music. The movie's plot – the story of Mozart's life in
Vienna and his early death – is mainly unfolded with the confession of aged Salieri after his suicide
attempt feeling severe guilty conscience that he murders Mozart. Salieri reveals during his
confession that he wants to murder Mozart because of his inferiority to the genius of Mozart. With
Salieri's feeling of jealousy to Mozart, the movie develops its storyline based on the musical rivalry
and conflict between Mozart and Salieri. Considering the underlying reason of the rivalry – their
musical talent – between two characters, Mozart's music works as an essential role to move forward
the plot of the film. By arranging Mozart's music at the episodes that cause Salieri to feel
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134. Film Music Evaluation
Perhaps because my father was a musician and because every day since I can remember music has
been in the background or literally behind the scene in every aspect of my life that makes prone to
the tunes located in a film's soundtrack, but regardless I believe the music within a movie to be one
of its most important and integral aspects one which might consistently be taken for granted. As an
audience, we are accustomed to watching a film and analyzing the process and its creation
undergoes. More than often the soundtrack is ignored. Perhaps the ability to break down a movie
into smaller clips and our focus on visual simulation is what makes sound unnoticeable. And where
we pause a film to study its scenes, to study sound we must dedicate our time to listen to the sounds
which is itself an endeavor.
They say that a picture is speaks a thousand words. I say that where pictures and words stop words
leave off music begins. Music like an epidemic is silent, but can have a powerful effect. Whether,
we are conscious of it or not, music adds a distinct dimension to film. Its successful incorporation as
a filming technique has been just as essential as any other development in the film industry. "The
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It has the unique ability to reveal so much information about an upcoming scene and expose
intentions. The sound forces us to interpret what series of events will unfold. In horror movies and
thrillers the instruments serve as a musical guide for our emotions and indicates that the killer is
around the corner or clues the viewer something is about to take place. In romance films it can
establish the connection between two principal characters. Regardless of the film, the soundtrack
holds the ability to expose characters' feelings, actions and unearth tensions that may not be evident,
but that along with the sound it demonstrates and alters our understanding of
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138. Essay on The Sounds of "Rebel Without a Cause"
Director Nicholas Ray was lucky to have a talented composer create an original score for Rebel
Without A Cause. Leonard Rosenman was born in 1924 and studied music in New York and Europe.
His work as a film composer and arranger is very traditional, and has been regarded by some music
critics as "insignificant." However, Rosenman received Academy Awards and Oscar nominations for
his work. Along with film scores, Rosenman wrote theme music and scores for numerous television
shows. The score in Rebel Without A Cause is much like another film starring James Dean, East of
Eden.
The sounds and music in this film are very realistic, and to the point. There is not anything abstract
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Later on in the day, after a field trip to the local planetarium, Jim meets a group of kids that are
troublemakers and want to fight with him. As a conversation begins, music also begins in the
background, yet quickly changes when the gang wants trouble. The music becomes fast, louder, and
more suspenseful. The style of mickeymousing, "type of score [that] uses music as a literal
equivalent to the image" (Giannetti, 231), was also used in this same scene. Jim and the character of
Buzz are fighting each other with knives, and at every jab of the knife the music changes and
becomes more dramatic and even more suspenseful. It is said that, "music can serve as a kind of
overture to suggest the mood or spirit of the film as a whole" (Giannetti, 233). Later on, James
Dean's character is asking his father for advice, and the music becomes quiet, slow and mysterious.
Another scene where the score plays a vital role in the atmosphere is during an argument with Jim
and his parents. Jim and his father are yelling, and when Jim grabs his father as if to hit him, the
music turns scary and very intense.
Along with background music, sound effects play more of a role on the way we feel than many
moviegoers think, and "although the function of sound effects is primarily atmospheric, they can
also be precise sources of meaning in film" (Giannetti, 225). When the
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142. Music And Film Music In The 1930's
Music is an essential component of film music because it introduces the mood and it helps create the
atmosphere. However, the music often gets overlooked because viewers pay more attention to what's
happening on screen, such as visual images and dialogue. Film music continues to expand and
become even more advanced. The golden age of film/film music were the late 1930's. Although
music is used to express emotions of a scene, such as the current emotional state of a character,
music sometimes doesn't have to match with what's happening on screen. Moreover, music can be
used to contradict the current scene to achieve irony. Musical instruments can also help set the time
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The two types of Film music are Underscoring and Source music. Underscoring is a technique in
which the music being played in the film is from an unseen source, whereas Source music is a
technique in which the music being played in the film comes from a seen source and is a part of the
story, such as a musician performing on screen. Majority of film composers are influenced by Liszt
and Wagner. Leitmotifs and thematic transformation are two techniques used in Film music.
Letimotifs, also known as Leading motive, is a recurring theme that relates to a person or object.
Thematic transformation, also known as Thematic development, is the progression of a musical
theme, which can be achieved by altering its musical elements (For example: Melody, harmony, and
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146. Film Music And The Modern Day
Music has been used to propel the narrative in silent films throughout its history, but how did
Bource achieve this in a silent film made in the modern day? This essay will be discussing the
original styles used in silent film music, how Bource used them today in such an award winning
way, and how he added his own imprint, and arguably modern flare to the music of The Artist.
Silent films first appeared around the 1890s in America. 1 They are films that were without
synchronised sound and especially no spoken dialogue. Music was recognised as an important part
of film/moving images from the beginning, as it contributed to the atmosphere of the films and
allowed the audience to understand and feel the emotions being portrayed. 2 When music was first
being combined with moving image pianos, organs and phonographs were the first instruments used
to provide the music, and as the popularity of film grew over the years, some of the larger theatres
began using orchestras to accompany the film. 3
This early film music had many influences from different genres, such as jazz and blues, ragtime,
vaudeville, and the style of music from Broadway musicals was also becoming popular. 4 Film
"composers" of this era had a wealth of popular music to draw on in order to create the music for the
silent films they were working on. The varying genres also meant that they were able to create
different styles and moods of music to suit the different genres of film, or the different
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150. Impact of Sound Upon a Films Thematic Premise
When exploring the significance of sound upon a film's thematic concept, one must identify the
fundamental components of the individual film score and its relationship to the development of the
plot. Sound has been a dominant feature of the audience's cinematic experience from early in the art
form's history. Initially existing as a simple piano score that was used to assist in the realisation of
certain on–screen emotions, the use of sound has been greatly developed and is now considered as
"one of the richest sources of meaning in film art." (Giannetti, 2002) This is evident through the
incorporation and combination of sound elements such as music, dialogue, sound effects and silence
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In the development of a films theme, sound can become highly significant by intensifying a mood
and in creating a sense of location, allowing the viewer to become increasingly involved in the
world of the film (Phillips, 2002).
Starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as detectives, David Fincher's psychological thriller Se7en
depicts themes with theological, philosophical, moral and cultural facets (Vandelist, 2000),
specifically the seven deadly sins, serial killing, violence, death, the chase, city life and good verses
evil. Playing the protagonist, Kevin Spacey depicts these themes through the murder of seven
people, each representing one of the seven deadly sins. Through exploiting the soundtrack, Fincher
avoids commenting overtly on some of these themes (particularly city life), as they are ever present
through the sound in virtually every scene. (Giannetti, 2002)
The soundscape of this film is typical of the thriller genre, developing the concept that the audience
fears what they cannot see, by using off–screen sound effects to create constant anxiety. The musical
score is used to intensify this particular emotion through modern, atonal and dissonant melodic lines
and harmonies. Such musical lines are often associated with audience feelings of neurosis and
paranoia. (Giannetti, 2002). Furthermore, music and atmosphere are used to foreshadow the action
and to prepare the audience for a particular event.
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154. Soundtrack Of My Life
The Soundtrack of My Life
Many people listen to different music, they may listen to many various artists. Every song makes the
listener feel a different way. Songs may make the listener think of something special or someone
special. This may be called the soundtrack of their life. For many of these reasons the soundtrack of
my life is "Unconditionally" by Katy Perry.
The Song "Unconditionally" is sung by the singer Katy Perry. She released this song as the second
single off of her 3rd studio album PRISM. The song was released to the public on the date of
October 16, 2013. "Unconditionally" was written by Katy Perry, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Max
Martin, and Henry "Cirkut" Walter. Katy Perry has said that this song was inspired by her current
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