Theme music

Poetic Merit In this day and age, poetry is often shown through music. Whether it’s with the theme of the lyrics or the figurative language involved, music can clearly show poetic elements. One song I chose to display this poetic merit was “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkle. This song is filled with imagery, a deep and thoughtful meaning, and religious, yet ironic ties into this century. “The Sound of Silence” contains religious context. It relates chapels and tenement halls to…

#2 Journal Entry The song that I find “prudent and modest” is Howl’s Moving Castle theme piano version song. A few elements that Boethius’s argument would agree on this song to have an uplifting and classical melody; thus, it would calm and sooth people’s mind and body in harmony. It may also bring people to enjoy the song together. At the beginning of the song, it starts off with a slow tempo then gradually rising up the tempo. After that, the melody will repeat back and fort monition…

Soundtracks enhance film. Music has a variety of impacts on film, and one of those impacts is emotional. Music helps evoke emotion. There are times in a movie where things are tense, sad, and moments where one can find comic relief, but music is essential in a movie. With a soundtrack a filmmaker has an easier time, manipulating the emotions of the audience. Leitmotifs can also be important depending on the film. A leitmotif is where each character in a film has their own set of music that…

In the film The God’s Must Be Crazy directed by Jamie Uys, there are many technical elements that contribute to the theme of the movie, such as the sound, acting, and setting. The way Uys has directed the film helps the technical elements come together and connect to the theme. It is difficult but not impossible to interact and communicate with people of different societies with different technologies. A prime example would be the setting and how it contributes to the different societies.…

decent and they performed traditional Balinese dances accompanied by traditional music. There were also traditional instrument performances during the show. This show had a lot of different components to it that pertained to…

Music is a astonishing art form that has the ability to evoke people's emotions and memories. In this case, music has the defined ability to evoke a person’s confidence and gifts inspiring ideas. Ever since childhood, it has a been a long and ongoing goal to bring change for this world no matter the magnitude. Along with this goal, I have an inspiring motto that is applicable to everyone, “If you want to change the world, start with yourself”. This gives me the characteristics of being confident…

Throughout the 20th century, John Cage was often considered by many to be the central voice of avant-garde music. Uniting composition with philosophy, he recreated the surface of modern music. For Cage, the 1950s brought him a sequence of critical events that both developed him as a composer and brought him much fame, or notoriety to some. He had a strong interest in Eastern Zen philosophy, a subject that is reinforced and incorporated in all of his musical works, which grew throughout the…

Xinzhu (Zoe) Ma Music History II March 25th, 2016 From the Old To the Folk: Dvorák and Haydn On a chilly Friday night, Nichole and I went to the Ohio Theatre for the concert featuring music by Dvorak and Haydn. The solemn air swelling in the street and the dazzling atmosphere in the concert hall supplemented my expectation towards the concert; when we finally sat on our seats, I couldn’t wait for it to start. The concert includes not only the works of Haydn and Dvorak, but also of a Native…

my fieldwork on, I found it a challenge to overcome scheduling obstacles and still find something that would suit my fancy. After I finally found an event, I thought about what my topic would be and became extremely overwhelmed when searching for a theme that is intriguing while also giving a new perspective to what some would call basic observations of a live performance. With that said, I found it immensely relieving when I began to take field notes and quickly detected a pattern among…

about and explain different power-related processes, such as personal and professional mobility, which will be discussed in greater detail. Because Sakakeeny’s approach of fieldwork has multiple potential benefits and few drawbacks, when exploring the theme of personal and professional mobility and how that relates to power, our conception of New Orleans society shaped into a fuller picture. To understand how Sakakeeny’s…