Music: The Most Powerful Scenes In Movies

At the movie theaters, the most intense scene is playing, as the villain seems to have won and the girl is dying. The theater is in tears, on the edge of their seats. Will the girl live? Will the villain get away with it? Now take away the music. Most people find that the scene has lost most of the emotion, and interest in what will happen next fades. The eyes of the people are far from welling up with tears. Why is this so? Music is a huge part of expressing the emotions of the movie to the viewer, and without it, many of the most powerful scenes in movies are much less effective. Imagine Darth Vader entering the scene, with zero music. Not as intimidating, right? People tend to take this music for granted, thinking nothing of the many hours upon hours put into producing it. They know the names of every actor in the movie, but not a single one of the musicians behind the screen, that in reality, have made the movie. Music is a passion for people around the world, and yet, it is far underappreciated. In fact, in many schools throughout the United States, music …show more content…
When these programs are taken away from these students, or when they are made to feel embarrassed about having this passion, it’s heartbreaking. So much time and effort is put into these programs, and it often goes unappreciated. They work for hours upon hours to represent their school with pride, and yet often do not receive any amount of appreciation for it. The lack of support for these programs has many effects on the students involved. Many students feel segregated from the rest of the student body. Others feel a pressure to drop out of the program because it isn’t considered “cool”. These students are no longer receiving the many benefits that music provides If there was a greater support for the programs, the reach of these benefits would reach a much larger group of