Soundtrack

Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk about Kevin is an emotional film about a mother trying to get her life back on track after her son uses his bow and arrow to shoot students in a high school gym, as well as murder his father and sister. The stripped-down plot of the film is strong enough to stand alone, however the use of sound and cinematography elevated the film. The use of sound in We Need to Talk about Kevin adds to the struggle the mother, Eva, is going through. The use of non-simultaneous…

The ad I chose to analyze is the controversial Coca-Cola “America the Beautiful” ad. It was aired during the 2014 Super Bowl. It caused plenty of controversy due to the nature of the ad, which features many different people singing “America the Beautiful” in their native languages. Many believed that that was taboo, since “Americans” and “America” are founded under the language “English.” This is not true, but many were furious that the song was “tainted”, with being sung in a different language…

Excessive desire can have disastrous consequences, a recurring theme In the film ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’ directed by Anthony Minghella and produced in December 1999. one scene in particular that explores this is the ending scene of the film (Peter's death scene), as it contains a variety of film techniques in culmination that are skilfully used to captivate audience's attention and create emotion to portray Minghella’s message that excessive desire can have disastrous consequences . A few of…

from memory on a piece of graph paper. Overall the art style leans towards a stylized realism that helps develop an eerie and unwelcoming atmosphere befitting the game. The true star of the show, however, is the incredible audio design--with a soundtrack reminiscent of Akira Yamaoka's work on the Silent Hill franchise. The ambient industrial tracks foster a tense, creepy, and ominous atmosphere, and--in conjunction with the visual design--turns exploring Sehwa High School into an uncomfortably…

that the United States offers. By doing this, the film creates the feeling of needing to explore the world more due to the fact that many people stay near their birthplace for the entirety of their lives. Through the soundtrack, Into the Wild uses a very well put together soundtrack that further enhances the array and depth of emotions stirring throughout your body. As a result of these combined factors, Into the Wild is an extraordinary movie full of emotional responses and intricate imagery…

Many composers reuse or borrow featured materials from their previous works or even from other composers. While there is controversy about plagiarism and recycling, there are many movies that reuse the soundtrack of other movies. One example is James Horner, a famous American composer born in August 1953 and died at the age of sixty-one in June 2015 due to plane crash who is well known for Star Trek II (1982) and Star Trek III (1984), Jumanji (1995), Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and more.…

Award for Best Foreign Film, and the Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature proves just how amazing this film is. The Professional earns, a whopping 5 out of 5 stars because of the thrilling plot line, A+ acting, and the unique soundtrack for the film. Set in the streets of New York City, the film begins with peaceful above head shots of the city and quickly takes a turn when it focuses on Léon being assigned his next hit job, but what truly grabs the audience's attention is…

middle-aged man sitting on a worn armchair playing the soundtrack of his favorite musical on his antique turntable. So begins Gelnelg Country School’s performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone”. Written by Bob Martin and Don McKeller and music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, the musical follows the story of an antisocial man as he provides hilarious commentary on his favorite musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone” while listening to its soundtrack on a record player in his quaint apartment. As the…

scoring makes the diegetic world interactive with our world. Ambient sounds have been used in the films to convey the environment and the location of each scene. Various ambient sounds have been used in The Man from U.N.C.L.E, whereas in About Time chatter has mainly been used as ambience in the majority of the scenes. In The Man from U.N.C.L.E, thunder is heard in the park to reinforce that it’s raining, which conveys the rain’s realism. In the first chasing scene, there is a moment where only…

After seeing the Great Gatsby, it is now one of my favorite romantic movies. I am not normally a person that would go out and enjoy watching a romantic movie, but by the end of the movie I was invested, and really wanting to see what happens next. In one of my favorite scenes in the movie there is a booming party and the scene is something that you would imagine in a dream. One of the main characters, Jay Gatsby, is standing in the middle of it and reveals himself to the narrator, Nick…