Thursday, February 12, 2009
Connecting Media
After watching Rungu, I realized the connection between communication's mediums. The one in particular was music and film (and also television). They play off each other so well that one without the other seems empty. For example, music is used to build suspense and fear in Ringu, as well as help to assert that final punch of jump-out-of-your-seat fear. The piercing violins make you squirm and prepare yourself for a scare. I noticed one scene in Ringu, in the well when the girl grabbed the hand of the woman, where they didn't choose to use backing music, and it wasn't nearly as scary as it could have been with musical support. This also works the opposite way. Film compliments music very nicely as well. Have you ever seen a music video that, after seeing it, puts a completely different perspective on the song? I love how the two play off each other to create new meanings and feelings. Feel free to share some of your favorite scenes that incorporate music in them. One of mine would have to be the scene with Simon & Garfunkel's "America" from Almost Famous.
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This was a great post!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand what you mean about music amd movies playing off of eachother. I mentioned it in one of my other blogs, too. The music definitely makes me jump more than the actual visual.
As far as movies go, um.. there's a scene in "A Walk to Remember" where Landon (the boyfriend)is driving away from his father's house, somewhat crying and he had just found out about his girlfriend's serious illness and they play the song "You", I believe it is, by Switchfoot that just makes the scene sooo much more sad. Not only because of the words but the song is so slow and soft it creates the emotions that the character is feeling.
It's like they say.. "sound is half the picture." One of the biggest things you notice that many student and amateur films have is a poor soundtrack and score. Many times, it's because they just don't think of it or don't realize it's importance. A good soundtrack is definitely one thing that can help set a movie apart from the rest.
ReplyDeleteObviously, the most iconic example is probably from Jaws when the shark is about to attack...
Nice post! I wrote a little about this in my response paper this week actually. One example that instantly comes to mind is my all-time favorite movie, Breakfast at Tiffany's. The music, for me, is half of what makes the film. Henry Mancini's orchestrations are really beautiful and flow perfectly along with whatever is happening in a particular scene. And, this of course spawned the famous song "Moon River", which is timeless and has been covered countless times by all kinds of artists.
ReplyDeleteMusic is so awesome! It can really change the feel of a scene just by the type of music that is played with it. Music and sound makes everything so much better! It really makes the film.
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