As the
girl tip toes down the hallway to try and hid from the killer the music in the
background gets louder and louder and louder.
Suddenly, the murderer jumps out and the organ music is so bone chilling
that it causes Goosebumps to raise on your arm.
Had the music not been playing in the background the audience wouldn’t have
been as scared. The music can make or
break a movie. The same goes for a sad “Chick
Flick” movie. When the main character
breaks down by the end of the movie there is always a scene where the other
noises are drowned out by the depressing melodies and everything seems to be
moving in slow motion. Once again the
effects would not be the same if you had just heard the sobs of the
character. While we obviously
experiencing a film through sight, we are also experiencing it through our
ears. In today’s day and age music in movies has come a long way and can affect
the audience more than words.
Before
all the fancy movie equipment came along and there was no speaking in movies. Music told the story along with slides to help
describe what was happening. Later in
the 50’s producers decided music wasn’t needed for a good movie and for a short
period many movies had no background music.
Audiences were confused and many movies feel flat at the cinemas. People said the movies seemed life-less and
boring. Music was quickly brought back
and movies now incorporate both score and soundtracks.
Some of
the most famous soundtracks include Saturday Night Fever, This is Spinal Tap,
and Pulp Fiction. But other movies like
HELP or Rock in Roll High School actually had soundtracks made before the movie
was written because the movie revolved around the music. One of my personal favorites is the Fault in
Our Stars soundtrack. Since it is
already one of my favorite movies I also love the song within it. From the combination of watching the movie so
many times and listening to all the songs so often I actually can tell you
exactly where each of the songs are featured at in the movie. A soundtrack like this has the ability to
tell the story without having to see it.
You know that the tone is gloomy in some parts but also loving and
hopeful in others.
Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period. -A.
R. Rahman
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