Film score

What does an album cover do? Music itself is not visual, only sound that often times is paired with visuals. This is because together, a visual and a sound, enhance the effectiveness of the piece as a whole. An example of this would be in a movie when a dramatic scene is shown, a dramatic song will be played with it to enhance the scenes effectiveness. Album covers utilize this unique fusion of mediums in a similar way to make the album more marketable, and to create a visual effect on the music…

I noticed that in Seven Samurai, Akira Kurosawa uses sound to both compliment a scene and also to juxtapose what we’re seeing to what we’re hearing. I first noticed the contrast of sound to the images on screen in the beginning when all of the villagers are discussing what to do about the bandits and there’s the sound of a bird chirping in the background (5:54). During that scene Kurosawa used actual sound, which is defined by the book as being sound that can be “actual (or natural), in the…

earliest film composers (and one of the most famous ones) went by the name Maxilium Raoul Steiner (or Max Steiner for short). He was well known for his effect on the film and music industry. He composed music, themes and motives/ leitmotivs for various successful films such as “King Kong” in 1933, “Gone with the Wind” in 1939, “Casablanca” in 1942 and many more. Because of this rise in technology and film production credits, the payment of the composer raised about 67% which attracted other film…

Shock and Terror,” is one of the previously described films. It is an American made, independently produced romantic horror film written, directed, and produced by James Nguyen. The movie surfaced to the general public late 2008 and was produced on a 10,000 dollar budget. Even watching the movie for the first time, it is clear the production team was not allotted a large amount of money. It has often been described as one of the worst films ever made, and I would like to explain why. Many…

not very popular in the industry before. In fact, he only composed for a few different movies, including ‘OSS 117: Rio ne respond pas’ also with Hazanavicious. In the transmission of emotions to audiences music is also very helpful. Soundtrack to the film is especially diverse. Very suitable and matches specific scenes. Music is dynamic at times, nostalgic etc. However it is needed to help the emotions in the scene.…

nominated for several awards. Among these are; two Oscars, one Golden Globe, five Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and several Hugo Awards (IMDB). Besides being a director of many of Hollywood's greatest films, he is also an accomplished illustrator, painter, screenwriter, and producer. From his early days at The California Institute of Arts, to his current film projects, Burton has always had an ability to transfer his perceptions in to a visual medium. His visual style is…

will happen to the characters. Burton uses nondiegetic in his introduction credits that come before the film to let the audience start to imagine what the film might be about. Burton uses more nondiegetic sounds instead of diegetic music in all of his films. Since only the characters in the film know what’s going on, the audience relies on nondiegetic to be able to get a better of meaning of the film. In Alice In Wonderland, Burton uses panoramic camera movements and nondiegetic inspiring music…

orchestra to the silent film “The Mark of Zorro” directed by Fred Niblo made the film more thrilling. The bold music brought on a new approach to the humorous silent film. After viewing it, I now believe that all silent films should be viewed accompanying a performing orchestra or band of some sort. I loved how it offered an alternate source of not only entertainment, but information synchronized with moving images. Without the exhilarating background music, silent films seem tedious and…

Many of them are over looked at the time due to the activity that is happening at the moment. These quiet moments create tension for the audience who sees the hunter hunting down his prey. The first example of the quiet score is just before Moss gets shot by the Mexicans when he is running away from them in the dark, falling down the side of the steep hill into the water. It is a quiet ominous sound. The second time there is music it is more noticeable when Moss and the…

Sound is a fundamental aspect of film form. As Richard Barsam and David Monahan write ‘sound helps the filmmaker tell a movie’s story by reproducing and intensifying the world that has been partially created by the film’s visual elements’ (Barsam & Monahan 2013: 414). Even during the silent era, sound was essential to the integrity of the cinematic experience, to the extent that one could argue that ‘the silent film never existed’ (Melinda Szaloky 2002). In fact, most silent movies were…