Harry Potter Music Analysis

Along with background music, sound effects play more of a role on the way we feel than many moviegoers think, and "although the function of sound effects is primarily atmospheric, they can also be precise sources of meaning in film" (Giannetti, 225). When the

Godspell is a musical that explains various parables from the Gospel of Matthew (and a few from the Gospel of Luke.) The production of Godspell put on at Carthage took a modern approach to the Broadway classic. Instead of philosophers debating religion during the opening, it was college students venting on the internet. Additionally, the actors chose not to don clown makeup after choosing to follow Jesus, but instead, each wore a pin to demonstrate their allegiance. The music is set to modern beats but the lyrics are derived from popular hymns.

In "The Veldt" Ray Bradbury uses foreshadowing to show hints to show what will happen later, showing things like screams coming from the nursery, or Lydia saying "This seems a little too real." This shows important things that you might overlook the first time.

Throughout the scene, the use of non-diegetic sound is used to make the audience feel worried and scared as to where Jasper is taking Charlie and what is going to happen. The deep, dusky scary music played in the background has an effect on the audience, creating a dramatic feel as Charlie did not know what was ahead for him in the shadowy, dark forest, fearing for his life as Jasper Jones is portrayed as a bad person in society because of his skin colour. Furthermore, throughout the scene, non-diegetic sound is used as an additional background sound, intensifying when Jasper and Charlie come near Laura Wishart’s hanging, dead body. As Jasper and Charlie closely creep up to Jaspers property, the music suddenly intensifies, creating a mysterious approach about what is going to happen next.

Literary suspense techniques used by the film maker is foreshadowing and imagery. Foreshadowing is used in the film through the use of fast pace music in combination

Foreshadowing is a literary device that hints as to what will happen later. Many authors use it to enhance a story and keep it compelling. In many stories, such as “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, foreshadowing is used to build suspense. Richard Connell's “The Most Dangerous Game” and Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” contain many great instances of foreshadowing.

In the story “The Hitchhiker,” Lucille Fletcher uses foreshadowing to build a mood. The mood of it would be discovering. In the story the Hitchhiker Fletcher used foreshadowing to show how Adams felt about the hitchhiker here are some examples. In the story it said “Personally, I’ve never met anybody who didn’t like a good ghost story.”( Fletcher 1) This shows that she is foreshadowing that the story is going to be about a ghost. For another example from the story “ Oh, it isn't that. It’s-it’s just the trip. Ronald, I wish you weren’t driving.”( Fletcher 2) This shows that something bad is going to happen because his mom does not want him to

Diegetic sound is sound that occurs within the film’s world and which the characters can hear; whereas, non-diegetic sound occurs outside the film’s world and the characters cannot hear it (Stadler & McWilliam 2009, p. 70). An example of diegetic sound in The Jazz Singer (1927) is the knocking on the table by the audience, after Jakie is shown performing for the first time as an adult. Jackie hears the adulation and reacts to it. An example of non-diegetic sound is the film’s near-constant score; which began the film with an overture and continued to be a central aspect of the film throughout; concluding with exist music for the audience’s benefit. The use of synchronous sound; sound recoded during filming (Stadler & McWilliam 2009, p. 67);

Another example is when Arbogaust gets killed and when Norman is taking his mother downstairs, we watch over this scene from the top corner, as the birds do in Norman's office this implies that Norman is haunted by something watching over him. These examples foreshadow the ending of the film and the real situation between Norman and Mother. The music builds a lot of tension and suspense in psycho, it tells us that something is going to happen very soon and we get prepared for it, the lack of music can make a scene seem calm and normal, which then contrasts with the loud scary music that starts quickly as the scary part happens. The audience are unprepared and scared.

In the film we can also hear Leitmotif being used. An example of the element used is when the drums go off when the magician put his hand in the hat and when he puts his hand out

Choosing the soundtrack for a movie is another difficult task that a director has to do because they have to find a perfect song or an instrumental track that will fit or compliment the scene that they are editing. The soundtrack of a movie is also a guaranteed way of effecting the emotions of the audience members. As a result, directors spend a great deal of time in choosing the right soundtrack for the movie. They want to make sure that they target the correct emotions for each scene. The sequence of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” featured many different sounds; such as, speech, music and sound effects.

Something that is very prominent throughout the entire movie is the use of supporting non-diegetic sound. A scene that sticks out in this category is when Katniss is performing for the important capitol officials in order to receive her score. It begins in a very suspenseful and subtle manner with light music, which is an accurate representation of how

Watching many producers work their craft and learning about their diverse roles, certainly helped with my ideas and approaches for Element XI. The 8-piece band consists of highly skilled musicians that are knowledgeable of their craft, but their forte, their comfort zone, are in live shows, not a recording studio. This brought about several challenges that concerned me for physical as well as psychological reasons. The studio is a transformative experience from capturing great performances to releasing it to the listener. It's an entirely different experience than playing in front of a crowd, and it's bound to affect performances. So helping them apply skills that they've learned on the road to a completely different atmosphere was very delighting.

The same applies to a dramatic scene where the music may be deep and frantic to convey to the audience the feeling of anticipation. A scene i would like to focus on is the scene in which Garry and his father have a final ‘showdown’, if you will, at the front of the house. The scene consists of the father imposing himself on Garry and proceeding to continually beat him down time after time only for Garry to rise up and face his father on each occasion. This scene evoked a feeling of pride and admiration from the audience as to Garry’s courage and determination to convey the message to his father that he is ready to stand on his own two feet and defy him. This is a very powerful scene within the movie which initiated powerful emotions within the audience. All of this was accomplished with the notable absence of music of any form. The omission of music in this scene created an atmosphere in which the dramatic affect was amplified due to the silence.

This clearly explains the significance of music and the role that has in motion pictures. Music has to match the emotions that the actors are showing and the environment they are in. If fail to do so, the movie could be a dreadful thing to watch.