Over the years many movies had made their debut across the nation off and on the charts during the 1980’s. Many films have been considerably the best motion picture but none compare to Back to the Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Bob Gale, Back to the Future has won countless awards including 1 oscar and another 19 wins. The award winning film was released on July 3, 1985. The film also includes the following actors which portray a select few of the main characters: Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly), Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown), Lea Thompson (Lorraine Baines/McFly), Crispin Glover (George McFly), Thomas F. Wilson (Biff Tannen), Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker), and James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland). The films budget was $19,000,000 …show more content…
There were countless artists included within the soundtrack such as Huey Lewis, Lindsey Buckingham, Etta James, and the list goes on. As mentioned before, I believe the music was associated properly with certain scenes but some of the songs were not recognizable due to the acting that was occuring. To further explain, the acting in certain scenes throughout the movie made it more difficult and distracting to hear the music in the background. Aside from not being able to hear some of the scoring, the music selection and usage was still one of the strongest components of the …show more content…
Given the fact that Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis’s script is not only innovative and clever, but also juggles multiple versions of characters and timelines, not to mention the film is incredibly comical throughout. In my opinion, everything included in the script is absolutely necessary. There are no pointless scenes, dialogue, or any added information that is unnecessary. All of it contributes the the expanding and brilliant story of the Hill Valley universe. The recreation of 1950’s Hill Valley is flawless. From the record store, the popular diner, and the patrol station, the set brings life to the so called
In the book Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago, LeAlan Johns and Lloyd Newman, as two kids grow up in ghetto, document their life from 1993 to 1996 to show the rest of the America the reality of living in a poor black neighborhood. Through vast interviews, diaries and monologues, Johns and Newman provide a new perspective on the ongoing issues in the ignorant black community; they encourage the black residents to express their point of views on gang, drug, crime, and they also address their hope. Since this book is story with long time span and fragmental writing styles, it is impossible to finish the soundtrack for chapters in detail within eight songs. Therefore, if I am going to be the music composer of the movie based on this book, I would choose eight songs for the following eight themes.
In a film where music is needed to denote the messages the film is dictating, there is obviously a lot
The money brought in from the movie was massive for it’s time . When first proposed the plan for the budget was $350,000.This was later change the scheduled for a 24-day shoot and a budget of $454,864.In the first month it made a million in the U.S. before the end of the year it made an additional 2.5 million. Even though it wasn’t the top selling movie of the year it still made a good amount of money.
The film elects to use a soundtrack comprised of only popular music from the 1970s. Frith writes, “The sociologist of contemporary popular music is faced with a body of songs, records, stars and styles which exists because of a series of decisions, made by both producers and consumers, about what is a successful sound” (Frith, 134). I reference this quote because it is important to note that this film was released in 1993. The people who are responsible for choosing the soundtrack have the luxury of knowing what music is able to ...
A major situation in which the music was used was massive protests on public property called sit-ins. Sit-ins were protesting strategies by African Americans during the Civil Rights Era where they would sit in on diners, bathrooms and “public” locations that they weren’t allowed and wouldn’t leave until they were given equality or service. During these protests, African Americans would sing songs of freedom and good times ahead and would adapt these songs from past songs of slavery and inequality were revived and reused from before (Stewart). Many white Americans would discriminate those doing this to try to diminish their morale on the right, but as a response the African Americans would continue to sit and sing s...
With a total budget of $25 million, production was slated for the New Mexico cities of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Vegas with other scenes shot around Marfa and Sanderson in West Texas. The U.S.-Mexico
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) had a soundtrack that used jazz standards, including those particularly from Bill Evans. “The piano introduction of ‘Jack’s Theme’. is built on a phrase taken from bars 5 and 6 of the second chorus of the Bill Evans and Miles Davis composition ‘Blue in Green’ from the album Kind of Blue.” (Biggs). This type of influence on this track is seen throughout the whole soundtrack of the film.
From beginning to end, 1968 movie Bullitt seems to have music that is indicating what is happening in the movie very well. Throughout the movie, there is both source and underscoring music. Both, the source and underscoring music play an important role in setting moods and guiding the emotions of the audience. The popular music style of jazz is what is generally played throughout the movie, and it seems to bode well with what is happening. The music that is played in this film establishes the mood and even effects the roles of the main characters. The mood of the music during the movie is generally consistent but it keeps the audience engaged because it feels as if something is always happening. The music in Bullitt fits well with the
Willie Nelson and Neil Diamond are two of the famous artists that feature on the soundtrack. Willie Nelson's song "On The Road Again" is a renowned track sung by Donkey in the movie. The tune of Nelson's song will have children humming along. Neil Diamond's famous song "I'm a Believer" is used for the closing scene and is almost guaranteed to have both children and adults dancing along with the characters. The soundtrack isn't just recognized as fun; in 2002 it was "nominated" for a "Saturn Award, Best Music." Considering the soundtrack is accompanied by amusing dialogue, it's even more noticeable the film was made to entertain a
The sound effects and music for the play was recorded to go with the actions of the character’s and whatever was taking place on stage; for example, when Ian and Chuck would play a game since there was no television they needed sound effects to better depict them playing a game. The music used in the play was relevant to today’s period and fit in well with the scenes, like when Ian says he’s going to get a job the song “I’m going to win” fit in perfectly, because it showed his determination. They also used music to help...
Take a moment and think about how difficult it is going through an unexpected change having to do with leaving your old life, your hometown, and even your house by force. Well, that's what you call a sudden change that may leave a long-term effect on a person. Based on true story, In the book Night, movie called Life is Beautiful and article named “ The Journey to Europe: One Syrian refugee’s story” all show terrible experience through sudden changes of a person due to Religion and way life is going on in their own hometown that changes a person for life, but after going through the change they're able to continue a normal life.
A good movie has many factors for it to be a great. Movies can end up being terrible or great depending on how well these factors are done. In my opinion the factors that make up a good move is a good story , an interesting cast of characters , and a very good and satisfying ending. A good movie needs these factors so that the movie can be memorable and enjoyable. Though if all of this is done in a wrong way the movie will be forgotten and will probably make you want your money back. These are the factors and they should be used as guidelines whenever someone is making a movie.
The music suited the movie very nicely. By the type of music playing, you could determine what sort of scene was coming up, either fast and light...
The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. One of the main producers was Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones was a producer, and he was the musician for the movie. Steven Spielberg was the main producer and the director. The production company was Amblin Entertainment. It was distributed by Warner Bros. The pictures were Edited by Allen Daviau. The release date was December 18, 1985. The running time is 154min or 2 hours and 34 min. The budget was $15million. The box office made $142 million. Also the screenplay was by Menno
Now that we have explored my past, present, and future experiences with diversity, it is time to see how they are present within and effect each other. Firstly, let’s look into how my future is present in my past. The most obvious portion of my future that is in my past is my willingness and efforts to love and include everyone and to spread this world view. It took a fellow classmate of mine to demonstrate to my third grade self that we are all human beings and we all deserve to be treated as such. In my future, I aspire to demonstrate this world view to my students and inspire them to treat each other accordingly. This aspiration directly reflects my world view struggles I went through in third grade, for I want to help my students come to