The Musical Elements Of The Movie ' Twilight Saga- Breaking Dawn '

I had a difficult time choosing a song to accompany my dance with. At first, I created my choreography to go with a Dubstep song, but I thought the song I chose did not compliment the story I was trying to represent. I decided to change my song last minute after already finishing the choreography. By doing so, this created an obstacle for me to continue with my choreography. I searched for a song that had a gloomy attitude, as well as an uplifting beat towards the end. I managed to find a song that better fits my choreography; the song is legato but still has various tones to it. After choosing a new song, I could continue with revising my dance and begin marking it to my new song. The contrast between the piano and violin in my song provided a good dynamic to work off of. In other words, the violin’s addition to the song gave a serious tone whereas the piano’s addition gave a soft, delicate dynamic. Because of this, I was inspired to represent the “death” alongside the violin’s rhythmic tone, whilst I took advantage of the piano to represent the “rebirth”.

This song sets the mood as it is an acoustic love song. The song changes when the loves first make physical contact in the elevator and becomes more intense which increases the passion between the two lovers. This music continues throughout the rest of the scene. Before Maria and Tony meet the other characters are dancing at the disco, the music is jazzy and upbeat, this is also set in a major key. When the lovers meet the music changes as the characters fade out.

The novel is able to share how music is of great importance and is able to affect people’s moods and thoughts.

In the book “A Long Way Gone” music plays a role as a healer and a saviour.

Writer, Crystal Wilkinson, in her article, “Dig If You Will The Picture,” recounts her younger painful days and how she utilized music during that time to cope. Wilkinson’s argument is that music, specifically Prince’s, had the ability to pull her through all the terrible things she encountered in life and helped her gain back the control that was stolen from her. She conveys her argument by using a descriptive style that shows in her word choice and tone, imagery, and structure of the article.

For as long as mankind has walked on this earth, music has been an important part of our culture and lifestyles. Each walk of life beats to a different drum. Different cultures use music for many aspects of their lives; for religious purposes, for celebrations, for comfort, for sorrow, for relaxation, for sports, for dances, for energy, for learning, for sleeping, and for sexual experiences. Everyone uses music for something. Music connects with people and reaches them in ways that words simply cannot. Music is a representation of what feelings sound like. It expresses emotion and brings that characteristic out from within us; it tells us a story. Every generation has its’ own sound and different music styles have emerged and become

The diction within the poem also captures the bonding experience. Roethke's word selection uniquely relates the event to a dance making the poem pleasantly fun. The overall effect of words such as "dizzy," (2) "waltzing,"(4) and "beat"(13) turn the lines of poetry into a merry shuffle between the father and son. Words such as "step"(11) and "waltzed"(15) fully invoke

WILLIAM and Mary sat in the front row. The chairs were arranged in long, straight rows under a tent set up in the field next to the farmhouse. The farmhands and family stood as a fiddler played Here Comes the Bride. Annaliese’s father led Annaliese down an aisle between the rows of chairs. James and Reverend Flowers stood at the end of the aisle, waiting for the bride and her father to arrive. Annaliese was dressed in a long, white gown sewn by Mary and Annaliese’s mother in the weeks before the wedding. William looked up and smiled at Susan, Catherine, and two other bridesmaids standing off to the side. Mary sniffled and dotted her eyes with a handkerchief as Annaliese’s father gave his daughter a kiss on the cheek and shook James’s hand. A soft, late-afternoon breeze swept through the tent, offering slight relief from the blistering heat and oppressive

Soundtracks to films often strive to represent the themes and feeling of the film, and direct the audience towards particular emotions. A good soundtrack not only allows for the listener to understand the film better, but it should also bring to mind particular scenes, images, or characters. Soundtracks for books can do the same. In my creation of a soundtrack for Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower, I strove to encompass Lauren’s journey throughout the novel and the various emotions that she experiences. Since Lauren is reflecting on her experiences, her journey becomes central to how the audience feels and experiences the emotional aspects of the book. The songs not only represent Lauren, but also the entire feel and theme of the text. The songs follow along with Lauren, with her despair, death, and the need for survival. As I scoured through song after song, I tried to connect each song choice with a particular moment in Lauren’s story and the hopelessness of a dystopian future Butler warns her audience about.

This song shows a lot of elegance and it is a song in which people are very interested in as it’s still very much heard today. There are moments in the fifth song in which the violins are played very hard, and that is something different that has happened in this song than the other ones so far. The Hallelujah chorus song which is the sixth example is a song that is still played and heard around churches and the world. This song instantly begins with singing Hallelujah which brings the listeners attention in the first few seconds of the song. The seventh example begins with opera type singing that is meant to be sad and gloomy but precious and elegant all at the same time. This song is shown to pay tribute to an occasion with beautiful singing. The eight example is played with a piano and it all begins with a loud and big entrance. This song shows and hits many different ques and notes as the song continues to go on. In a few instances you can see the musician play the instrument and you can see how many different notes he hits. The next example is shown to be played by many violins and accompanied by a

As the man confesses his love to the woman, the music is light-hearted and fairy like. Then, as the woman is standing by the side of the ship alone, a boat comes into view. The music matches the approaching visitors and their mysteriousness. It becomes slow, low, and dark. However, as the people on the boat take the girl the music speeds up and crescendos and then finally tapers off as they leave in the boat.

Throughout its history, music has permeated the significant events of American history. Its effect on American society and the way the American people cope with each event has only grown as popular music evolves and new genres reach more and more individuals. People can remember where they were and their exact surroundings to amazing detail when asked about life-changing events in history. Older generations will remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Their children will remember when Kennedy was assassinated and when man walked on the moon. Their grandchildren will remember much of the turmoil of the ‘70s and ‘80s and their great grandchildren grew up in the world impacted by the events of September 11, 2001. Even one’s surroundings during the start or end of a relationship or personal events such as graduation, getting a driver’s license, or getting married can all be paired with the music that was popular at the time.

The first stanza enables readers at first to think about a simple interaction between Tommy and his mother. The writer uses gentle words like “dances” (2) at first may bring bright smiles and happiness following the relationship between the mother and her son to the reader. These words cast a sense of happiness and the playing time. However, the very next line “throws him across the room” (5) depicts the horror story that the child must bear from his mother. Sexton has used the connotations such as “Red Roses” (4) to mean bruises and cuts that Tommy must have to while her mother abuses him by throwing him across the wall and shout at him. Here dancing means punishment Tommy must face for being a bad boy. All the music and sound his mother is playing inside the room reduce the noise produced when throwing Tommy on the wall.

Thesis: Music is a unique form of sound powerful enough to manipulate mood, feelings, and cognition.

Music is one of the greatest human creations (DeNora, 2000). It plays an integral role in human society worldwide irrelevant of race, gender, age, wealth or well-being (Kemper & Danhauer, 2005). Indeed according to Batt-Rawden (2010), playing different music in diverse situations can introduce listeners to the desired and relevant atmosphere. In most circumstances, music is played to entertain people, but it can also form part of an accompaniment in sad situations. Music is often the fulcrum that influences the listener by creating a unique ambience and atmosphere (Bernatzky, Presh, Anderson, & Panksepp, 2011). Chamorro-Premuzic and Furnham, (2007) adds that music can be a medium to enhance communication,