Danny Elfman

chocolate factory in the world, has decided to open the doors of his factory to five lucky children and their parents. The way Mr. Williy Wonka chose the five lucky children is hiding five golden tickets beneath the wrappers of the chocolate bars. Danny Elfman, who has been influenced by The Day the Earth Stood Still, creates the soundtrack in this film. The Day the Earth Stood Still is the beginning of electronic music; thus, Elfman’s works in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory share the…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein displays a vast amount of emotions that vary from morose, melancholic anguish, to unfathomable ire. There are six scenes which stood out due to the tone and atmosphere revolving around those junctures. When Victor is faced with the death of his mother, he becomes despondent, when Elizabeth is murdered, he is dejected and feels a sense of loss like no other, this can be intensified with music which reciprocates that feeling.In addition, Victor is tormented and…

Drive, an indie film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn illustrates the importance of sounds effects and music to convey the mood in scenes, making the viewer subconsciously believe that the action is realistic. Yet the bass-driven electronic music throughout the scenes with The Driver, paired with little dialogue and prominent engine sounds represent his alienation from the rest of the world. Meanwhile, when he is with Irene, the music becomes warmer and has vocals, contrasting his loneliness…

Empathetic sound effect which mood matches the mood of the action is used for the opening scene. The sound can directly express its association in the feeling of the scene, by taking on the scene's rhythm, tone and phrasing. The sound track by Danny Elfman was played dramatically from soft gradually getting louder which was attractive enough to catch the audiences’ attention and let the audiences know they are in for a treat. The opening shot was turning around from the middle to the top of one…