Do NOT paste your essays into the message box. 1) Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) According to the textbook the three basic types of music heard in The Birth of a Nation are adaptations of classical works, arrangements of well-know melodies, and newly composed music. In the Birth of a Nation we can hear classical music in dramatic and action scenes, for example we can hear classical works during Lincoln's assassination, also during violent and action scenes in the movie. The second type of music is arrangements of well- known melodies used to set moods and emotion throughout the film.
Classical and Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema INTRODUCTION During the course of this essay it is my intention to discuss the differences between Classical Hollywood and post-Classical Hollywood. Although these terms refer to theoretical movements of which they are not definitive it is my goal to show that they are applicable in a broad way to a cinema tradition that dominated Hollywood production between 1916 and 1960 and which also pervaded Western Mainstream Cinema (Classical Hollywood or Classic Narrative Cinema) and to the movement and changes that came about following this time period (Post-Classical or New Hollywood). I intend to do this by first analysing and defining aspects of Classical Hollywood and having done that, examining post classical at which time the relationship between them will become evident. It is my intention to reference films from both movements and also published texts relative to the subject matter. In order to illustrate the structures involved I will be writing about the subjects of genre and genre transformation, the representation of gender, postmodernism and the relationship between style, form and content.
Another important film concerning the use of popular music is Laura, which was released in 1944. The theme song for this movie became one of the most popular songs of the decade. Also, the theme was the dominant tune for much of the movie. It is heard in the opening credits, as source music in the restaurant scene, and as underscoring thereafter. The use of one dominant theme throughout the movie became one of the distinguishing traits of movies filmed from this point
The comment made reference to the song May it Be, by Enya, included in the Original Soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings, and located within the so-called 'new age' (Williams, 2009) in Irish traditional music (ITM). It is interesting to observe how this music is often used in cinema, and the different ways in which it is presented: since its strictly traditional use in the performances of The Dubliners and Chieftains, until its mix with new technologies in the new age of Enya, or its transformation in Western Classical music with compositions such James Horner's ones. Thus, in regard to the initial quote, we can say that if it is an exaggeration, it remarks the important role of music in films and it is useful to introduce this work. The following paper deals with the symbolic function of ITM in no Irish cinema, principally from Hollywood. It is going to be handled Merrien and Sonnenschein's definitions of symbol, and previous studies about the use of traditional music in cinema.
The focus of this analysis is the means by which the pop scoring of Breakfast at Tiffany’s assists in the portrayal of Holly as having two distinct identities during the film. The music was composed by Henry Mancini, the lyrics to Moon River written by Johnny Mercer, the two went on to win a plethora of Academy and Grammy awards for their work on the film. Mancini includes a combination of monothematic variations of Moon River and jazz scoring into the film which seamlessly layers a moral continuity on both the narrative and the music by the time the film’s climatic moment is reached. The pop score sees the inclusion of seven other pieces of music during the film, most of these being diegetic and so providing less in terms of narrative function, as supported by Smith: ‘Moon River and Breakfast at Tiffany’s serve as the basis for most of the non-diegetic underscore and thus are the most important cues in terms of the music’s narrational functions’[2]. Mancini’s isolation of Moon River as the main non-diegetic score constructs unity within the narrative that is easily identified even by the casual viewer.
Rahman was hired to create the score for this magnificent piece of art. He combines numerous genres of music from European house, to American Hip-Hop, and the indigenous melodies of India. He perfectly compiles a soundtrack filled with great Western inspired music while keeping in mind the Bollywood background. Rahman partners with Boyle and Tandan to create not only a visual masterpiece but a musical masterpiece as well. We are introduced to the score with the song “O… Saya” by A.R.
He has written nearly 400 film scores (Imdb.com. Web) so adding him to the crew for Hamlet seemed like a good move to make. Some might wonder, why him? Why did that maker of this movie pick him to be the music director? Ennio Morricone has won numerous awards for his works some including a honorary award in 2007 at the Academy Awards for his magnificent and multifaced contributions to the art of film music as well as a win at the Golden Globes in 2000 for best original score for the film The Legend of 1900 ("Ennio Morricone."
He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, renowned as England's best director, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood in 1939and became a U.S. citizen in 1955. Hitchcock’s Personal Style
Our study will explain and interpret the meaning or the significance behind those components, and by then try to connect the shot to the themes of the film. Tony Scott applies several genre specific editing techniques, which accordingly suture the audience to the stories multiple levels. Tony Scott is mixing up the sound effects, which links the audience to the drama and the history of the movie, providing a coherent structure. 00:45-1:00 In the first scene of the movie we are presented with the main character “Domino” (Keira, Knightley). In terms of Mise-en-scene our eyes are firstly attracted to Keira, who is lighting up a cigarette.
Movie Score: Defiance The score of the movie Defiance is written by James Newton Howard. Things that were used to make this score are as follows: percussion, violins, chimes, etc. This movie was actually filmed in Lithuania at an outdoor museum. The score was probably composed in a studio somewhere on-site. The director of Blood Diamond directed this film also.