Shiyao Anna Luo
MUS Z315 Music for Film
The Graduate Viewing Assignment
Part I: Generally, the uses of non-diegetic popular songs make up the majority part of film music in this film. I think those pop songs serve more like foreground music and instrumental ones is more likely to be background music. There are fewer time that non-diegetic instrumental music can be found in this film; however, there are some diegetic instrumental music which occurs at the time when Ben is at the bar of the hotel, also when Ben and Elaine at the bar, there are some diegetic music involve into those scenes. Therefore, it is not hard to figure out that non-diegetic popular songs serves as leitmotifs in this film a lot of times, especially “The Sound of Silence”. …show more content…
Sometimes, this song is with lyrics version but sometimes it is only the instrumental part. Since during this part of the film, it focuses on the love between Ben and Elaine, and the lyrics is also related with love theme. Based on the lyrics, it is about old lovers, and it goes along with the storyline because Elaine and Ben had crushes on each other before but because of Ben’s relationship with Mrs. Robinson, their love is full of troubles and seems like Ben is impossible to earn her back. The repetition of this song actually reinforces the relationship between Ben and Elaine and it shows the development of their complicated relationship. It shows the changes between them because at first Elaine still has a negative feeling toward Ben but at the end of this part, her attitude changed and every time when there is a progress of their relation, this song comes out and it serves as a leitmotif song for their love …show more content…
Also, since this piece is more like a folk song, it is more like minor key and has the sadness and uncertain about loves’ feelings. There are twice that this piece appears as instrumental music and it fits the scene really well. When Elaine met Carl at the Zoo and they left together, the song appears again, and this time it is with lyrics. When the camera shooting is back to Ben, the music fits the scene so well because it is obvious that he cannot earn her back and every thing he did is useless since she has already had another boyfriend. The song captures the somber feeling of Ben and it conveys this feeling to the audience at the same
MUS Z315 Music for Film
The Graduate Viewing Assignment
Part I: Generally, the uses of non-diegetic popular songs make up the majority part of film music in this film. I think those pop songs serve more like foreground music and instrumental ones is more likely to be background music. There are fewer time that non-diegetic instrumental music can be found in this film; however, there are some diegetic instrumental music which occurs at the time when Ben is at the bar of the hotel, also when Ben and Elaine at the bar, there are some diegetic music involve into those scenes. Therefore, it is not hard to figure out that non-diegetic popular songs serves as leitmotifs in this film a lot of times, especially “The Sound of Silence”. …show more content…
Sometimes, this song is with lyrics version but sometimes it is only the instrumental part. Since during this part of the film, it focuses on the love between Ben and Elaine, and the lyrics is also related with love theme. Based on the lyrics, it is about old lovers, and it goes along with the storyline because Elaine and Ben had crushes on each other before but because of Ben’s relationship with Mrs. Robinson, their love is full of troubles and seems like Ben is impossible to earn her back. The repetition of this song actually reinforces the relationship between Ben and Elaine and it shows the development of their complicated relationship. It shows the changes between them because at first Elaine still has a negative feeling toward Ben but at the end of this part, her attitude changed and every time when there is a progress of their relation, this song comes out and it serves as a leitmotif song for their love …show more content…
Also, since this piece is more like a folk song, it is more like minor key and has the sadness and uncertain about loves’ feelings. There are twice that this piece appears as instrumental music and it fits the scene really well. When Elaine met Carl at the Zoo and they left together, the song appears again, and this time it is with lyrics. When the camera shooting is back to Ben, the music fits the scene so well because it is obvious that he cannot earn her back and every thing he did is useless since she has already had another boyfriend. The song captures the somber feeling of Ben and it conveys this feeling to the audience at the same