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Argumentative Essay About Film Music

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In recent years there has been a debate on whether film music, like orchestral scores, should be given high importance. Some believe that film music should not be considered important works like previous masterpieces. Film music is a major part of films throughout history.

Film music has played such a big role in films throughout history. It has been part of films almost since the beginning of films. Film music brings audiences the opportunity to engage and enjoy films more. Adding music to films increases the dramatic effects the film brings to the audience. The importance of film music can be experienced when watching a silent film. Before the 1930’s all movies were completely silent. There was no dialog between the characters. Music was then added for many reasons and was played while the film was on. Some of the reasons the music was added were tradition, noise cover up and to add depth. Music was already common in theaters, it helped cover up the noise coming from the projector and added depth to the image being shown. The music played for most silent films came from full orchestras, …show more content…

The scores composed for this film had a great impact on bringing such an amazing book series to life. Each piece was composed to express the feelings of each circumstance the character or characters went through. The piece “Fawkes The Phoenix” was composed for one of the movies of this series. It expresses the changes that the main character, Harry Potter, has undergone and also the changes he will go through in the future. “A Window to the Past” is another piece written for the series. It expresses the main characters struggle between his happiness for the present and sadness of what his life could have been if certain things hadn’t happened. Every individual piece composed for this series has a very meaningful purpose and brings a deeper meaning to the

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