Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, composed by James Newton Howard, is a must see for likers of Harry Potter. With wizards and witches trying to catch the obscurial and hide it from the no’maj, or ordinary people, the town of New York City is at an all-time high. Howard, using a concert band, does a very good job at making the music sound mystical and action filled. He gives you a taste of the type of music in the opening scene where all components of the concert band are used to make it sound mysterious, while on screen the action is happening. One important scene that will have you on the edge of your seat with intensifying music is when Tina, once an arour, and Newt, a wizard from England, almost die. This action filled mysterious …show more content…
Jacob, a factory worker and no’maj, catches sight of the “beast” and so does Tina. These three, plus Tina’s sister Queenie, have many action filled adventures trying to catch the “beasts” that Jacob accidently let loose in the city; however, Tina turns on Newt and turns the briefcase, that has another world of “beasts” in it, into the Magical Congress of the United States of America. Newt and Tina almost die because of the obscurial found in his briefcase, but Newts “beasts” are there to save them. It is now Newts turn to save the city when Credence, an orphan, turns into an obscurial and is bound to give away the magic world. Newt is too late and the aurors kill him. The journey is over for Newt now and he must erase the memories of all no’maj’s, including Jacob, but for some reason a while later in Jacobs new bakery Queenie shows up and he vaguely remembers …show more content…
Newt, who is in handcuffs and has a “beast” crawling down his hand to pick the lock, escapes from the wizard who is holding him. This is when the music enters with low playing horns, but accompanied by eerie sounding strings. The music intensifies to battle sounding horns and strings when Newt fights off the wizards. It then changes to a gloomier sound showing Tina floating in midair above water that is soon to engulf her. It changes again when she is lowered down to the water with her chair sinking fast. The music here is still dark and gloomy, but is intensified with strings playing back and forth higher and higher notes until she jumps and Newt catches her. The strings then play a trickle of notes showing Newt and Tina running out of the room. The horns enter playing low rushed notes mimicking the quick walking by Jacob and Queenie, who have just stolen back Newts briefcase and wand, and also the running by Newt and Tina. While Newt and Tina are trying to find their way out two men shoot at them with their wands and the horns play a very Indiana Jones like rhythm. The music then changes to a gloomier sound showing Graves, a bad guy. Queenie then tells Newt, Tina and Jacob to get into the case so they can escape, and the music turns mysterious with the piano playing back and forth high-pitched notes accompanied by the strings who play a long drawn out note when she is stopped by
The beat and resonance of the music is very slow and soothing. It immediately sets up a sad mood. The music also manages to create a lonely and sympathetic atmosphere, which carries on throughout the play. The music only plays at significant times in the monologue as the tone of music needs to fit the mood and subject of which Doris is talking about at that moment, i.e. when Doris reminisces on the good times the music becomes lighter; but when she talks about the death of John the pace of the music slows and becomes duller. The use of music alone can form an overwhelming sympathy if appropriately used.
The opening theme consists of a sinister sounding, descending organ phrase made from the notes A,
Section 3 is more merry and cheerful with the violins leading what feels like a race to be won. As they slow slightly we are soon dragged back to full speed and the race is on again. The violins and cello play off of each other as if in composition to see who will win the race. The bass brings in a dramatic flair as if building the suspense for the final climax of the music. The music slows to the point where you feel you have reached the end, but soon you are back on the journey again racing with the violins and lower instruments toward the finish line and the conclusion leaves the listener breathless.
The musical score proficiently provides the viewers with a sense of what is happening in the scene which could not be communicated through text. Dramatic music is played for Creon’s entrance; this immediately communicates to us that he is a man of great importance and power. When Antigone enters after being arrested, the music is dynamic and tense. This conveys the seriousness and desperate atmosphere of the scene. The score is also a representation of the varying moods of the characters. An example of this is when Antigone is anxiously trying to appeal her sentence. The music makes the audience drawn is drawn to feel sympathy and pity her when she is preaching her views on death. For instance, a solemn melody is played when Haemon’s dead corpse is brought to King Creon. Creon grieves by himself as he is overcome with devastation caused by his foolish actions; his emotions are intensified by the sorrowful and sombre background music. The music is able to complement the play, while accentuating the more significant events.
In Monsters Inc., the scene where Mike, Sully and Boo are in the huge room of doors being chased by Randy, there is music that really impacts the scene. Because the scene is very suspenseful and dramatic, the music is very loud and fast-paced. Also, since they keep traveling to different locations through doors, the music changes depending on where they are. For example, when they go through the door that takes them to Hawaii, the music has a tropical vibe and is more relaxing. But right when they go back to the door room, the music again becomes louder and more dramatic, and this repeats throughout the scene.
They pretend they are a couple and rent a cabin; however, once Bates is gone, they go searching through the other cabins. The melody of the music is similar if not the same as earlier in the movie. The rhythm is slow and rather quiet. Soon after, Bates realizes what is happening and the music changes once again. It becomes much quicker but still with the same melody. Lila is searching through Bates’s house when she find the corpse of his mother. She begins to scream and the person with the knife appears, but this time it is apparent to the audience that it is actually just Bates dressed as his mother. The music changes to the sharp notes that had played during the murders of Crane and Arbogast. Loomis tackles Bates from behind and makes him drop the knife. The music is slightly altered from the previous melody and has somewhat of a whirl wind effect as Bates drops to the ground knowing he has been
music changes to show that she is sad. We then get a close up of
Candide is the illegitimate nephew of a German baron. He grows up in the baron’s castle under the tutelage of the scholar Pangloss, who teaches him that this world is “the best of all possible worlds.” Candide falls in love with the baron’s young daughter, Cunégonde. The baron catches the two kissing and expels Candide from his home. On his own for the first time, Candide is soon conscripted into the army of the Bulgars.
Music is constantly playing and it lightens the crowd to dance and sing. The piano produces sounds that can only make a room full of people forget everything and just make the night one of the best. One instance occurs in the movie when the music stops due to the arrest of Ugarte. When the music ceases, the people quit their fun to focus on Strasser. Then after a bit, the music resumes and the people do as well. A second instance, occurs when the Germans sing their prideful anthem because Sam had stopped playing. Then Mr. Laslow gets the people together to return the cafe back to its normal state. Mr. Laslow gets the crowd to sing “La Marseillaise”. The Germans quit their singing due to the overwhelming strength of the crowd to take the cafe’s normal tone
The piano plays the main themes, and it was absent from playing before. The piano plays two octaves in the treble register. There is a viola in the background playing a counter melody, which slows towards
the battle as a haze. The music then begins to go quieter and at this
The brass plays an ascending sequence, followed by pizzicato notes played by the strings, and an ascending and descending scale on the harp. Strings and oboe play the rhythmic melody, whilst the trumpet plays fanfares in syncopation. The oboe is then replaced by the flute. There is an ascending scale played by the strings, then the brass section repeats the string and oboe melody with cymbal crashes at cadence points. The orchestra then plays a loud melody with cymbal crashes and drum rolls. There is an interrupted cadence, followed by crescendo with cymbal crashes and a brass ostinato. The piece ends with a perfect cadence.
... then plays allegro passages of semi quavers, accompanied by timpani and descending scales in the woodwind. The clarinet, takes over the main melody whilst the cello accompanies with sequences. The French horn takes over the melody, accompanied by the strings. The flute briefly plays the melody before the cello plays octaves, accompanying the woodwind as they play a reprise of the DSCH theme and the timpani crashes. Repeating the themes in the first movement, the cello plays the DSCH motif followed by the "tate ta, tate ta" rhythm in the strings. The horn then plays the theme in augmentation, whilst the cello plays passages of ascending and descending scales, and the theme is heard again in the strings. The movement builds up with the motif appearing increasingly often in the woodwind and strings and climaxes with octaves by the soloist and a boom from the timpani.
The importance of music in movies is highly regarded for manipulating the viewer’s emotions and helping them immerse into the story. Music is one of the prime elements in cinema. Without it a movie would feel dull and unexciting. There are three elements in a movie: one is acting, the second is picture, and the third one is music. It is a holy trinity; if incomplete, there would be a lack of sensation and excitement. Both acting and picture can stand independently from one another, but music is the one that makes the movie memorable.
Music follows us everywhere we go. It’s a big part of our lives and it is now significantly used in films. Before the 1930’s, films have started out completely silent. But after that period of time music began to infuse in the world of films and it played a big role in it. According to Fischoff, a media psychologist and a professor in music studies on films explains how we do not just experience films visually, but we actually experience the film through our ears. Music plays upon the audience feelings and it communicates the scenes to them, it makes us feel the events and the atmosphere that is happening in the film. Fischoff says that people remember memorable films from their break out hit, he gives an example of the song “My