Callan Gillison
10/17/15
HUM 388.04
Prof. Benton
Rocky
Who doesn’t love the movie Rocky? In my opinion the movie is one of the best movies of all time. Yes, the movie is just one of those typical inspirational underdog stories about the American Dream, but in my opinion the movie tells the story of the underdog the best. While you make think that is the main theme of this movie, to me this is more of a secondary theme; this movie is more than just a story about the underdog. The main theme in this movie is the love between Rocky and his friend Paulie’s sister Adrian, the power of love or the power that love has to transform you. In this film we also have a great film score. The films music is scored by Bill Conti, who is most famous for the …show more content…
Therefore the music in the film will be used in a variety of ways, film music helps us as viewers know the mood of the scene, and the music will have themes that go along with the themes in the movie for characters and for the plot. Since the movie Rocky is a very emotional and inspiring movie, so is the music. In my opinion, Bill Conti composed a brilliant and beautiful score for this film from start to finish. When it comes to Rocky there is no doubt that in this score for the movie Conti created one of the most recognizable themes ever with Rocky’s training theme with the song Gonna Fly Now, but the movie score has more to it than just that theme. In addition to the movie main theme, the opening scene with the street corner singers sets the tone for the movie; Conti is also one of the first composers to score the music throughout the major fight in a movie, which builds tension until the tension ends at the final bell. Because of this, and the different ways he uses the musical themes for the movie and for the characters the score makes you feel more emotionally invested throughout the entire …show more content…
The first scene that we will talk about is obviously the most famous scene in the movie because it is the most recognizable; this is one of the more classic movie scenes and songs of all time, the training scene or montage. In this scene we see Rocky doing various drills for his training such as running, punching a speed bag, and doing pushups. The music to this scene starts as horns that build up into a chorus of electric guitars and chants of getting strong now, moving on now, and trying hard now. Without this music it would just be a boring scene of watching a random guy doing these exercises, but with the music we get the triumphant Rocky we know and love. Another scene that shows this is when Micky goes to Rocky’s apartment to ask to be his manager. In this scene first is the absence of the music that builds the drama and then music comes in at the end of the scene and we learn what has happened during the scene. In the beginning of this scene Mickey comes to the apartment to talk to Rocky about becoming his manager and it is because of the absence of music that signifies this as an important scene, but while this is happening and argument breaks out about where was Mickey ten years ago when Rocky could have used somebody like him. In the middle of this argument Micky leaves the apartment, Rocky continues to yell angrily at him while he is leaving when Micky
10/17/15
HUM 388.04
Prof. Benton
Rocky
Who doesn’t love the movie Rocky? In my opinion the movie is one of the best movies of all time. Yes, the movie is just one of those typical inspirational underdog stories about the American Dream, but in my opinion the movie tells the story of the underdog the best. While you make think that is the main theme of this movie, to me this is more of a secondary theme; this movie is more than just a story about the underdog. The main theme in this movie is the love between Rocky and his friend Paulie’s sister Adrian, the power of love or the power that love has to transform you. In this film we also have a great film score. The films music is scored by Bill Conti, who is most famous for the …show more content…
Therefore the music in the film will be used in a variety of ways, film music helps us as viewers know the mood of the scene, and the music will have themes that go along with the themes in the movie for characters and for the plot. Since the movie Rocky is a very emotional and inspiring movie, so is the music. In my opinion, Bill Conti composed a brilliant and beautiful score for this film from start to finish. When it comes to Rocky there is no doubt that in this score for the movie Conti created one of the most recognizable themes ever with Rocky’s training theme with the song Gonna Fly Now, but the movie score has more to it than just that theme. In addition to the movie main theme, the opening scene with the street corner singers sets the tone for the movie; Conti is also one of the first composers to score the music throughout the major fight in a movie, which builds tension until the tension ends at the final bell. Because of this, and the different ways he uses the musical themes for the movie and for the characters the score makes you feel more emotionally invested throughout the entire …show more content…
The first scene that we will talk about is obviously the most famous scene in the movie because it is the most recognizable; this is one of the more classic movie scenes and songs of all time, the training scene or montage. In this scene we see Rocky doing various drills for his training such as running, punching a speed bag, and doing pushups. The music to this scene starts as horns that build up into a chorus of electric guitars and chants of getting strong now, moving on now, and trying hard now. Without this music it would just be a boring scene of watching a random guy doing these exercises, but with the music we get the triumphant Rocky we know and love. Another scene that shows this is when Micky goes to Rocky’s apartment to ask to be his manager. In this scene first is the absence of the music that builds the drama and then music comes in at the end of the scene and we learn what has happened during the scene. In the beginning of this scene Mickey comes to the apartment to talk to Rocky about becoming his manager and it is because of the absence of music that signifies this as an important scene, but while this is happening and argument breaks out about where was Mickey ten years ago when Rocky could have used somebody like him. In the middle of this argument Micky leaves the apartment, Rocky continues to yell angrily at him while he is leaving when Micky