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A couple of you have complained recently about the deliberate use of music in a movie to hieeghten or even "cause" an emotional reaction on the part of the viewer. To this I for one say "So what?". Music has been used for this purpose since the begininning of cinema. A film is not a play, it is a movie. So why can't all parts (writing, acting, direction, cinematography, set design, production design, sound, and music) play a role in getting the viewer to suspend disbelief and become involved with what the film is trying to accomplish? (I include silence in this as well.)
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I think the complaints about the overuse of music in film are legitimate. Dun dun DUN !-Tom §.
P.S. Watch the first season of Deadwood while making note of it's use of music.
perfectly legitimate component resource for the film maker. The important question for me is how well does it serve the overall artistic intention of the film maker? What artful contribution does it make toward deepening the viewer's understanding of the director's language and story? Is overall integrity served or shattered?All of art, especially film, is supposed to raise emotions. Music is an enhancement of the overall complex, no less than the architecture of a particular location or the choice of film stock. Music is even the point in some films.
I just watched Bunuel's That Obscure Object of Desire. It jars my senses to see two women play the same role. Still, I accept it, learn from it and even learn to enjoy it because some nuance of humor is being touched and challenged in my world of understanding. I am being led masterfully to new realms of emotion. Musical examples of the same nature abound.
Cheap thrills can forced on the film audience through any number of means. I actually find music to be a minor factor in this regard. Generally speaking, if the music is out of whack so probably are other elements.
but like the editing... the more you notice it, the less well it was implemented (of course there are exceptions where the editing and/or music call attention to themselves on purpose); and I think the complaints are usually for when it's hitting you over the head or interfering/competing with being drawn into and feeling the emotion of the moment.
Don't piss on my shoe and tell me it's raining.
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