Blockbuster Film E. T. Extra-Terrestrial

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Have you ever wanted to catch an illegal alien? That’s exactly what director, Steven Spielberg was attempting to do in the blockbuster film E.T. extra-terrestrial. At the time of its release, E.T. was ahead of its time and drew record crowds. The score was written by the famous composer John Williams and won an Academy Award for best Score 1982. The music in E.T. the extra-terrestrial establishes the exciting and frantic mood the characters are feeling and foreshadows the action in the upcoming bicycle chase scene when the children are trying to keep E T free from the would–be captures. The scores memorable hit, will always be remembered for the E T chase scene. The bicycle chase scene is very exciting and furious with the bicycles, …show more content…
(232) The up-tempo orchestra piece buckles the audience into a roller coaster ride of excitement, and emotion, with numerous highs with the near escapes and the lows with the hero’s almost being caught moments. The anxious feeling is created by string instruments while the brass instruments trumpet the celebration sounds in the final scenes. (234) The tempo and volume play a big part of the chase scene, with the tempo always being supercharged and the volume crescendoing throughout the piece to build constant suspense and excitement.(234) The final scene is a triumphant orchestra piece with the conclusion of the bicycles and E.T. flying away from the pursing FBI car and obtaining freedom, while E.T. is meeting his spaceship to go …show more content…
Shaping emotional tenor is the way my scenes music is to be understood. The music is a high tempo orchestra piece with string instruments play feverishly and frantic. The entire chase scene has the tempo set very high and the music is fast lending itself to the frantic chase that is happening on the screen. The music takes a slight tempo break leading to the belief that the heroes just escaped. Then the tempo picks back up and the bicycles are being chased again the strings start the feverish playing and amp up the tempo and dreadful mood. Then in the final chase scene the cars are in front and behind and all seems to be lost, Then when E.T. levitates the heroes to the sky over their pursuers and captures the music plays a calm and magnificent melody ensuring all the movie goers that the chase has ended and the triumphant heroes had foiled the FBI plans on the alien abduction. In conclusion music can and usually does play a big part in movie atmosphere and intensity.
We have learned about music tempo affecting the movie scenes and how it can posture and foretell the future or make the audience suspect an upcoming event. It can give personality and character to its movie goers. How different instrument can influence a scene or have different effects on the story by the way they sound and how they are played. The music in E.T. the extra-terrestrial

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