Ray
Ray Charles was a revolutionary pianist and a soul singer who helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues. In October of 2004, the movie Ray was released. The thirty-six-year-old actor Jamie Foxx played the role of Ray Charles. This biographical film focusing on 30 years of Ray’s life. The movie would be worth seeing simply for the sound of the music and the sight of Foxx performing it. Director Taylor Hackford selected 17 songs of Ray; all these songs used Ray’s original recording. The movie soundtrack includes such Charles classics as “(Night Time Is) The Right Time,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “Hit the Road Jack”. Each song has its meaning. Therefore, the focus of my paper is to discuss how these famous songs reflected a specific event in the film.
In one scene, “(Night Time Is) The Right Time” reflected Charles’ emotional complexity about his affair with Margie Hendricks. This song is a chorus repeated over and over with subtle variations of intensity. Ray is in a nightclub with his band and backup singers (the Raelettes), practicing “(Night Time Is) The Right Time.” The audiences have already seen that the married Ray is having an affair with Margie (the member of the Raelettes). They also have seen Ray make it clear to Margie that he is not going to leave his wife for her. Margie is, therefore, disappointed and angry …show more content…
This part, as an extended version, can be found in the CD. “Georgia on My Mind” describes a Georgian’s love for his state, its beautiful melody and lyrics have given the song a worldwide appeal. In the movie, there is a brief scene set in 1979 where Ray receives an official apology from his home state of Georgia over the concert incident, and “Georgia on My Mind” is named as the state song. Jamie Foxx was absolutely an incredible actor.in this movie. Although the original voice is Ray, Foxx provides an excellent performance in expressing Ray’s love for
Ray Charles was a revolutionary pianist and a soul singer who helped shape the sound of rhythm and blues. In October of 2004, the movie Ray was released. The thirty-six-year-old actor Jamie Foxx played the role of Ray Charles. This biographical film focusing on 30 years of Ray’s life. The movie would be worth seeing simply for the sound of the music and the sight of Foxx performing it. Director Taylor Hackford selected 17 songs of Ray; all these songs used Ray’s original recording. The movie soundtrack includes such Charles classics as “(Night Time Is) The Right Time,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “Hit the Road Jack”. Each song has its meaning. Therefore, the focus of my paper is to discuss how these famous songs reflected a specific event in the film.
In one scene, “(Night Time Is) The Right Time” reflected Charles’ emotional complexity about his affair with Margie Hendricks. This song is a chorus repeated over and over with subtle variations of intensity. Ray is in a nightclub with his band and backup singers (the Raelettes), practicing “(Night Time Is) The Right Time.” The audiences have already seen that the married Ray is having an affair with Margie (the member of the Raelettes). They also have seen Ray make it clear to Margie that he is not going to leave his wife for her. Margie is, therefore, disappointed and angry …show more content…
This part, as an extended version, can be found in the CD. “Georgia on My Mind” describes a Georgian’s love for his state, its beautiful melody and lyrics have given the song a worldwide appeal. In the movie, there is a brief scene set in 1979 where Ray receives an official apology from his home state of Georgia over the concert incident, and “Georgia on My Mind” is named as the state song. Jamie Foxx was absolutely an incredible actor.in this movie. Although the original voice is Ray, Foxx provides an excellent performance in expressing Ray’s love for