Film Score Music

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

Music has evolved too many different forms that we recognize today. We trace this development throughout time. Beginning in the middle ages, we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events, politics, religion, technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached to why, when, where and who are the reasons for musical evolution.

Music has always affected the society in which the notes are played. Times of class contained dignified pieces pleasing to the ear while times of upheaval produced performers with a bit of an edge. The arrival of rock and roll in the 1950s, at a time often deemed as a decade of concerns, does not fit the long thought pattern. This class will delve into the arrival of rock and roll and the decade that did not know what to do with the new sound.

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

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.

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The film score was composed by Yann Tiersen. Stillistically, the music recalls to the Tiersen’s prior work Amelie, fact that dissapointed to a part of the public, especially to music experts who had expected a complete new soundtrack without renounce to its style. Anyway, Tiersen’s pieces continues thrilling audiences. Besides the soundtrack, numerous famous GDR songs are sung and heard throughout the film, that in conjunction with documentary scenes, confers a historical value to the plot that helps to get close and understand better the social and political situation of the Germany of the late 80s.

Many film producers during the 1970’s and 1980’s didn’t attempt to create films that required symphonic underscoring, instead they produced films that were non-symphonic and utilized synthesized scores. The synthesizer played an important role in the production of Hollywood film music that allowed composers to select a more wide variety of musical colors. The three most common styles that were synthesized included modern, traditional and popular music. A few films that were first produced with synthesized scores were Midnight Express, Halloween, and Blade Runners. In Midnight Express, the score incorporated both modernistic and popular melodies that mimicked musical instruments. Towards the final cue, a ballad is played quietly as Brad attempts

This is one reason why music is such an important thing for every member of society to learn, even if they are not music specialists such as performers or composers. As I stated earlier, virtually every member of our society encounters music every day. There are many objective elements of music that we need to be familiar with in order to successfully interact with it. These include basic understanding of concepts such as beat, pitch, and texture. Furthermore, as music is a form of expression, if one wants to understand what is being expressed, one needs to speak the language in which it is expressed. Just like there is literacy of words and numbers, there is literacy of music.

Top 40- Based upon the common radio music of the day these bands will play the most popular tunes along with some from the past. A Top 40 band is a common choice for weddings because they play popular music and usually have the skills and repertoire to provide music for the ceremony as well.

LISTENER RELEVANCE: Since film scores are such an important part of movies, it makes sense to learn a little bit more about them.

Music has evolved too many different forms that we recognize today. We trace this development throughout time. Beginning in the middle ages, we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events, politics, religion, technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached to why, when, where and who are the reasons for musical evolution.

In recent years it’s become noticeable that students are using all different forms of music to help them while studying or doing homework. When listening to music one may notice how that person may tap their foot or drum their fingers, even though they appear to be focused on the task in front of them. The rhythm of the piece, whether it is fast or slow, causes the listener’s heartbeat to synch with it (How Music Affects Our Mood, 2014). The question however is which music to listen to. In some studies, test subjects show that the louder the music the more distracted the subjects became (Manthei, 2014). Doctor Emma Gray, a clinical psychologist in Britain, says, “If you choose the right music for the topic you are

Orchestra concerts are an example of music being presented in an emotional and artistic manner. Often people, mainly think of contemporary music when they hear about orchestra concerts. Music composed in the late 1970s to 1990s. But its music extends to much further than that. Scores have been performed from many composers in grand concerts that originate from many sources. These sources include movies, television shows, and even video games. The level of emotion that these concerts express varying from excitement, sadness, intensity, and many others. As a listener, you feel absorbed in the dramatic conducting of the composer and the unity of the orchestra as a whole. Even the setting of the concert can be cinematic as other displays show the grandeur of an orchestra. Our bodies were meant to take in the sounds of music more so than the images. What we derive happens automatically as we drown in the mixture of emotions orchestra has to offer.

Music elicits an emotional and cognitive response in all who listen to it. It is powerful at the individual level because “it can induce multiple responses – physiological, movement, mood, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral” (Francis, 2008,