First Selection (“Roundtable Rival” by Lindsey Stirling) https://youtu.be/jvipPYFebWc During this scene, Rob Roy is a prisoner as he stands in direct confrontation with death and is about to be thrown over a bridge. Rather than stand around defenseless, MacGregor manages to get the rope around a Cunningham’s neck, and he jumps over the bridge despite how dangerous it is. As MacGregor races for his life, he is being chased by soldiers. The chase to recapture MacGregor seemed almost as a competition between Cunningham and MacGregor. Therefore, I chose “Roundtable Rival” as a fair representation of the rivalry between these two characters. To the ear, “Roundtable Rival” sounds like exciting, fun country instrumental music. This piece has both
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This piece can be compared to music that you might hear at a funeral. One quality of ‘My Immortal’ that qualifies it as such is its slow tempo. The tempo is one that puts the audience into deep thoughts and prayers, even. Further, the slow tempo helps the audience to become more aware of the scene, and hopefully, it will further dramatize the environment of the scene, bring notice the horrible crying and screaming in this scene. This melody in “My Immortal’ is repeated, creating a recurring theme, and the audience is suddenly in a tense state that lasts throughout this scene. ‘My Immortal’ is written with vibrato, though the fluctuating pitch changes are minor. Nonetheless, the pitch changes leave a lasting, expressive sound that stays with the audience. This scene is short, but it has a lot of meaning and emotion in it. This piece is very conjunct, which keeps the notes together tightly, and therefore, this musical piece carries much weight and …show more content…
In the movie, Mary wants affection from MacGregor. In Rob Roy, ‘Hallelujah’ has some countermelodies: violin, voices and chimes all play coherently. The countermelody defines the harmony as it alternates between the different sources of sound. This is used as a technique for the audience, such that no one loses interest in the music. In context, the countermelody keeps the audience focused on what is happening. The countermelody expresses many basic emotions between Mary and MacGregor. At first, MacGregor is disappointed in Mary, so the music is reflective of their seriousness. When they kiss, the music representative of their love and happiness. Thus, the music must be soothing as well. For example, at 1:53 in ‘Hallelujah’, there is an accelerando. This signals the kissing in the movie. The accelerando compares to the mood in the movie because the kissing means that there is hope. As the tempo accelerates in the music, the audience gets an uplifting feeling from the
This piece can be compared to music that you might hear at a funeral. One quality of ‘My Immortal’ that qualifies it as such is its slow tempo. The tempo is one that puts the audience into deep thoughts and prayers, even. Further, the slow tempo helps the audience to become more aware of the scene, and hopefully, it will further dramatize the environment of the scene, bring notice the horrible crying and screaming in this scene. This melody in “My Immortal’ is repeated, creating a recurring theme, and the audience is suddenly in a tense state that lasts throughout this scene. ‘My Immortal’ is written with vibrato, though the fluctuating pitch changes are minor. Nonetheless, the pitch changes leave a lasting, expressive sound that stays with the audience. This scene is short, but it has a lot of meaning and emotion in it. This piece is very conjunct, which keeps the notes together tightly, and therefore, this musical piece carries much weight and …show more content…
In the movie, Mary wants affection from MacGregor. In Rob Roy, ‘Hallelujah’ has some countermelodies: violin, voices and chimes all play coherently. The countermelody defines the harmony as it alternates between the different sources of sound. This is used as a technique for the audience, such that no one loses interest in the music. In context, the countermelody keeps the audience focused on what is happening. The countermelody expresses many basic emotions between Mary and MacGregor. At first, MacGregor is disappointed in Mary, so the music is reflective of their seriousness. When they kiss, the music representative of their love and happiness. Thus, the music must be soothing as well. For example, at 1:53 in ‘Hallelujah’, there is an accelerando. This signals the kissing in the movie. The accelerando compares to the mood in the movie because the kissing means that there is hope. As the tempo accelerates in the music, the audience gets an uplifting feeling from the