Charms

[scarfman]

I wonder whether a lot of non-musical people realize the power of music in pop culture.

Just as an example.

Imagine you're watching a movie trailer in the theater or on tv. It starts out with quick shots of classy British actors talking about ... you can't tell quite what, but there's lots of money involved. The women are young and gowned. Then a shot lingers on a lantern-jawed man in a tuxedo not saying anything ... and he smiles ... and the music track which's been silent till now suddenly blares

"BADAT! bum BADAT! bum BADAT! ... _nuhhh nuhhh ^nuhhh nuhhh _nuhhh nuhhh ^nuhhh nuhhh ... "

Comments

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

People don't really think about how much influence music has on people.

Most -stories- don't really think about it, either.

This is a glaring oversight.

(Oh- bud-dum pa-DOW da da daaaah...)

[dave-iii.livejournal.com]

The best musical scores are a lot like the best special effects: Ideally, you completely don't notice them until they're pointed out to you. I'm also a big believer in the use of a simple melody as the basis for characters' and plot elements' themes, Wizard of Oz being the easiest example to point out.

(Somewhere over the rainbow...)

[scarfman]

If you read liner notes, you know this is what Williams said about his score for Star Wars.