Literature Review On The Sound Of Music

Without a doubt, the film’s soundtrack leaves viewers singing well after the movie has ended, exactly as good music should. From Belle, to Gaston, to everybody’s favorite, Be Our Guest, the soundtrack provokes the appropriate emotions for the tone of each scene. In the most notable song, Beauty and the Beast, Ariana Grande and John Legend share a passionate duet filled with smooth harmonies and skillful techniques, fully embracing a heartfelt scene shared by the two main characters, Belle and the Prince. This closing song leaves the audience with a warm feeling of satisfaction as the credits begin to roll.

At the end of World War I, an excited America was poised for a cultural renaissance; patriotism was on the rise, the strong concept of Manifest Destiny had passed its peak of influence, and, most importantly, there had not been a clear shift in culture for decades. The Jazz Age of the 1920s was about to dawn, bringing with it youthful, risqué morals and a carefree look on life. From these ideals, a new, strongly American form of entertainment would emerge: musical theatre. Most commonly found in New York City on Broadway even to this day, musical theatre became an escape from reality and an entry into the imagination. The grand and splashy components that make up what is considered a classic Broadway musical can ultimately be traced back to Cole Porter. Porter’s writing, albeit at times controversial or raunchy, was able to harness the frantically beating heart of the Jazz Age and turn it into treasured shows. Using his unique melodies, romantic or idealistic lyrics, and his pioneering of writing about the human experience, Cole Porter shaped American music and theatre from the 1920s through the 1940s.

     The music helped in elaborating this great film. As I mentioned in class different instruments helped create different moods for different scenes in the movie. We heard the cello and the violin to create sadness and remorse. The flute created eeriness and the trumpet created awareness. I thought these were instruments and tools that help make this film extraordinary.

Jukebox musicals began in film and later shifted to theatre. They had begun to make theatre more popular with the public, which had begun to gravitate towards film and music. By combining the two, they gain some of the same as well as a whole new audience. I will discuss how this came to be by speaking of the shift that occurred.

In 1965 Robert Wise presented the world with his smashing box office hit film, The Sound of Music. Over time it has become known as one of the most loved and well-known musicals of all time. Shortly after its release it won many Academy awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Sound, Best Adapted Score, Best Film Editing, Best Film-Musical, Best Color Cinematography, and Best Costume design (Freiden par3). The movie is based upon the true story of the VonTrapp family and allows its audience to relive their family experience as well as their flight from Nazism just before the outbreak of World War Two.

The musical film has always held a special place for me. From my time as a drama student in high school, my eyes have been opened to the amazing world of the musical and especially the musical film. The musical film is a film genre in which the characters sing songs that are integrated into the overall story. Since musicals first began in theaters, musical films usually contain similar elements. These elements often simulate that there is a live audience watching. In a sense, the film viewers become the audience members, at a theater production, as the actor performs directly to them. Due to the popularity of musicals in the theater, the style was quickly brought over into film. In 1927, the musical film genre began

This combination allows for the musical to obtain a severe plot, however, maintains the audience’s attention. The unique combination of pop melodies with sophisticated musical techniques along with complex use of musical elements allows the songs within the musical to depict a profounder meaning than what is originally perceived. This is depicted well in the song The wizard and I as it uses complex musical elements along with sophisticated musical techniques.

A musical film is a genre of movie where songs sung by characters are added into the storyline, occasionally complemented by choreography. The musical numbers in these films do not always develop the plot and characters, but they do give the films a more exciting quality. The primary difference between musical theatre and film musicals is the use of extravagant scenery that would be extraordinarily unreasonable for a stage performance. While making movies, the individuals involved have the luxury of being able to shoot multiple takes and have the time to move backgrounds around or change their entire location. Stage performances, on the other hand, must have scenery that can be easily and efficiently moved on and offstage when it is needed. In order to be able to thoroughly comprehend this relatively recent- in the grand scheme of things- form of entertainment, one should understand the history behind these musical films, be aware of some of the “big names” that are well-known, and recognize major titles that revolutionized musical film forever (Scaruffi, P., 2005).

What is the sound of music?Your initial response to this question would be the 1965 classic film,however Music is a concept of universality.But, what would i know about universality, i am 16 going on 17, but music is simple as do,rei,me. Visualise music as a long rope that anyone across the world can attach to whether you are into jazz or rock there are no barriers whether old and or young.Music truly is timeless and yes everyone the 70’s 80’s and 90’s still lives on and yes ABBA is permitted on karaoke night and you can dash to the dancefloor or the tables.Moreover,music is a key representation within cultures and expresses the identity of those within the

Through all the changes composers and directors have come to believe that music changes how we can view a film. In 1927 the first movie with sound had been released as making huge improvements in the film industry that changed everything for Hollywood. Back in 1927 “The jazz Singer” had been released into theaters as the first film out of the silent era along with many others that

Music has played a major role through out the entire film. It is used as a

A girl named Maria is trying to become a nun at an abbey in Salzburg, Austria. However, she leaves the abbey to take care of a Navy Captain’s seven children. Ever since the Captain’s wife died, he became very strict with his children. The children have already chased away many governesses with their misbehavior and it isn’t until later that they begin to treat Maria with the same kindness she treats them with. When a thunderstorm scares the children, Maria sings the song “My Favorite Things” to comfort them. Through music and dancing, Maria brings joy back into the household. Meanwhile, the Captain becomes engaged to a Baroness even though he is falling in love with Maria. In spite of that, the Captain does not approve of Maria’s behavior and fires her. However, the Captain realizes his mistake when he hears his children singing and apologizes to Maria. During a party, the Baroness convinces Maria to return to the abbey. At the convent, Mother Abbess finds out what happened and sends Maria to go back to the Captain. The Captain breaks his engagement with the Baroness and marries Maria instead. When Maria and the Captain return from their honeymoon, they find out that the Captain has been requested to serve in the German navy. The movie ends with the whole family escaping Nazi officers and leaving Austria. The Sound of Music is the most successful film of the 1960s because of its financial success, amazing soundtrack, and beautiful scenery.

Even without any musical experience, there are certain chord progressions, or series of notes that we can expect to determine what the next note or chord will be. For instance, in the music section of my Perceiving the Performing Arts class, our Professor made the class, consisting of musicians and non-musicians, sing the next chord that he was going to play and we all successfully did. Just like with language, in a simple sentence we can assume the next word. Like in this sentence “the piano is out of __,” we expect the next word to be “tune.” This is because there’s some kind of neural connection that we have between music and pleasure.

In 1878, the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the opera Eugene Onegin, a riveting and tragic tale about a young woman who falls in love with a man named Onegin, only to marry a prince in the end and leave Onegin in despair. When an individual watches a performance of Eugene Onegin, the production bombards their senses. Lights, motions, costumes, but most importantly music. Imagine you are sitting in the back of the Bolshoi Theater in Russia, watching Eugene Onegin for the first time, you are sitting in the back, in a high balcony far from the actors. At the climactic moment where Onegin cries out in despair for his unattainable love, people around you weep, you feel sad too. However, the opera is in Russian, you cannot understand a single word, nor can you see the expressions and movements of the actors very well. How does music elicit such a reaction, and how does one define a ‘climax’ in music? Using Jerome Bruner’s The Narrative Construction of Reality, I will identify and analyze three main qualities that make music a powerful narrative. All ten of Bruner’s qualities of a narrative arise in music but I will focus on the three most important. These are narrative diachronicity, hermeneutic composability and canonicity and breach. Also, I will differentiate music’s narrative character from a ‘universal language’ as it is often called. It is important to differentiate the two because many people have noticed that music causes an

Twentieth century opera and Broadway musicals share the theatrical stage, but have completely differing musical styles. While musical theater and opera hold  their ground as two distinct genres, it can be hypothesized that musical theater emerged from opera. Giacomo Puccini’s operas reign supreme as early twentieth century compositions that can equate to Stephen Sondheim’s, Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s, and other dramatic musicals of the latter half of the twentieth century.