Background music plays a really important role in today’s film industry. The music supplement to the film, in order to create a more complete work. Composers write their music on the basis of the story line and director put the music in the right spot, in order to draw audience’s attention and emotion into the film. Moreover, lyrics will bring out the movie plot and presents people’s feeling of the movie. There is a good example, which called “City of Stars”. It is a song from a musical romantic comedy film, La La Land, composed by Justin Hurwitz and the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. “La La Land” tells a love story which a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, who meet and fall in love while pursuing their dreams. However, when time goes by, the reality keeps them farther and farther away. The “City of Stars” reflects a very mixed feelings, such as the pictures, the song, and the latest moment. There seems a thousand words of regret which cannot be said. Even …show more content…
when listening to the songs, the low pitched male voice drifted into the ear, and the pictures hits my mind, which are dance, tears and memories. “City of stars, there’s so much that I can’t see”. When the last imaginary disappears, everything was just like a dream. “Who knows, is this the start of something wonderful and new, or one more dream that I cannot make true”? Once dreams meet the reality, people will awake from their dream and face the real situation. Through the lyrics and the music tone, it leaves the significant memory for the audience and draws people into the sadness love story. The lyrics bring people go depth into the storyline and makes people think more about the internal meaning of the film. I think the songs really fits to the movie. Hearing the songs will bring back the movie scenes, and due to the movie’s storyline, the music in the film become extraordinary important and make people feel really
In my experiences with the song, I’ve gotten the sense of deep thought; the kind of thought one could get from listening to a classic piece most of the time. With this deep thought, I have gotten lots of emotion from this piece. Whether it be from the intended meaning behind the production of the song , or my own personal meaning I have inserted into the song as I listen to it. It gives the mind set to rethink myself, whether it mentally, physically, or emotionally.
A composer can win the award for Best Original Score, Best Scoring Adaptation, Best Original Song Score, just to name a few. Although the composers’ names are often overshadowed by the film title, their work stands on Its own. This overshadowing is similar to many of the great classical composers’ relations to their works. “Moonlight Sonata” is one of Beethovens’ most popular pieces; however, you could argue that it is so popular that many people today have no idea that it is composed by Beethoven. Likewise, John Williams has been nominated for an Academy Award 50 times and has scored numerous famed films. The most celebrated being the Star Wars series, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Jaws. An individual doesn’t have to watch these films to recognize the theme songs. Many critics and music enthusiasts credit the 1977 Star Wars score as the beginning of a grand symphonic revival. Yet, despite all his success and awards, John Williams’ name is overshadowed by these blockbuster
In the movies, there are a number of factors that will impact the quality of the film and the story. This is because producers and directors are using different techniques that will enhance their ability to entertain. The Sound of Music is taking numerous ideas and is integrating them together. To fully understand what is happening, there will be an examination of the film and various concepts. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the storytelling, acting, cinematography, editing, sound, style / directing, impact of the film on society / vice versa, genre, application of at least one approach and overall textual themes. Together, these elements will highlight the effects of the film and how it has influenced others inside the industry.
I like to think that music brings people together in any situation, good or bad. In the moment, songs can make you laugh, cry, and smile, and that’s when you know you have a great song. This song in particular means a lot to me just because it relates to my backstory.
Furthermore, the musical selection for a movie is just as important as the plot. Without music, there would be no suspense or drama. For example, when Trevor is in his room hiding from his parents yelling, he turns on the radio to listen to “Last Resort” by Papa Roach. The song is about wanting to end the internal suffering and agony through self-harm and/or suicide. The lyrics,
Music today as we all know is an expression of feelings and thoughts in a combination of sounds that make a pleasant melody. But, what if this melody is a soundtrack of a movie? The music is written as an accompaniment to the film rather than an independent listening and it is often a worthless activity to spend any precious listening time to it. This peculiar album, Music from the Motion Picture: The Pianist, released on December 4th of 2002, consists almost completely of a series of classical and some romantic compositions. It was created as a companion piece to the film, which is a sympathetic and moving portrayal of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s struggle for survival in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust.
Music plays a critical role in the narrative films as it is important technique that filmmakers use to support the narrative and influence the way that the viewer interacts, responds and interprets the events as they unfold. The godfather, which is one of all time Hollywood movies, represents a good use of music that succeeded in supporting the dramatic events that take place in the movie. Moreover, both diegetic and non-diegetic music in the godfather movie are used to achieve the overall purpose by using the different principles and functions of film music that range from setting the mood of the viewer to providing continuity within the movie. In this essay, we will take part of the godfather movie in which we can observe and analyse the
The importance of music in movies is highly regarded for manipulating the viewer’s emotions and helping them immerse into the story. Music is one of the prime elements in cinema. Without it a movie would feel dull and unexciting. There are three elements in a movie: one is acting, the second is picture, and the third one is music. It is a holy trinity; if incomplete, there would be a lack of sensation and excitement. Both acting and picture can stand independently from one another, but music is the one that makes the movie memorable.
Everyone knows how extraordinarily complex the process of filmmaking is. Millions of dollars are spend in order to transport viewers to another time and place. Elaborate costumes, dramatic sound effects, and other cinematic tools ensure that moviegoers absorb the entire experience. The songwriting process can seem just as taxing for artists (though not nearly as involved.) But for some reason, songs tend to cling to the human memory much more easily than films. For that reason, a song's creation requires extreme care and attention. And in many ways, it mirrors the tedious process of filmmaking. Plot: What's the Song About? To make a good movie, you've got to have a plot; to write a good song, you've also got to have a plot. For obvious reasons,
To me, I think the music contrast with the words very well. The songs is very lyrical and the music is not that important. However, the upbeat and rhythmic music does give color to the song by setting a driving pace.
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).
The songs and their featured artists play out like a scripted destiny of monologues each touching on their experiences. The scenes inbetween further support the message they are trying to reach their audience with, the world's spirituality is decaying
The following extracts introduces us to the links between film and music, providing examples and research about how both factors intertwine to create a full experience, visually with film, and emotionally with the music that goes with it.
They say that a picture is speaks a thousand words. I say that where pictures and words stop words leave off music begins. Music like an epidemic is silent, but can have a powerful effect. Whether, we are conscious of it or not, music adds a distinct dimension to film. Its successful incorporation as a filming technique has been just as essential as any other development in the film industry. ”The engagement of hearing
The purpose of this essay is to analyse music from the film ' Star Wars' and discuss in detail, the function of this music, the elements of music used and how this music embellishes the film. This includes the purpose of the music. It is to represent a character/ action / set a geographical location/ create atmosphere/ to psychologically unite the audience.