indie, or independent, music scene grows, a prominent problem surfaces: Singaporean indie bands and musicians are underrated and not given enough opportunities in their homeland. This paper explains why there is a need for more opportunities to be accorded to indie musicians. Indie music is “music [that is] produced and funded by any band or label not affiliated with … major corporate labels like Sony or Epic”. (Andrews, 2006, para. 4). A few factors have resulted in indie music gaining popularity worldwide
In the sixties, the psychedelic music scene was at its prime and the world was full of hippie musicians that loved to drop acid and create some of the most interesting and innovative music known to man. During this time, drugs were a very popular part of the hippie culture and the prevalence of LSD helped to create the distinct genre of psychedelic music known as psychedelic or acid rock. Many bands and artists such as Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Beatles, and The Byrds were heavily influenced
nothing but happiness to me and makes me forget all the negative feelings I had before listening to it. The symphony reminds me of the Waltz scene in the Sound of Music which was my favorite part of the whole movie. It flows and brings all the emotions I felt watching that scene. The transition of the symphony brought on the memories of this scene in the Sound of Music. I chose this piece over the other ones because this is the only one that brought happiness and memories the very first time I heard it
Nondiegetic music of the Doors in the scene waiting in Saigon Sound plays a significant part in all movies and one of the most interesting of all the sound techniques would be the use of nondiegetic music. In the movie Apocalypse Now, there is a double disc soundtrack with thirty tracks on it. The one song on there that has the most meaning would The Doors song “The End”. This song not only set the mood for the scene waiting in Saigon and the move as a whole but is also used to foreshadow the death
underground music scene where he used to stay and studied there. In the late of 1990s, Koichi came to Bangkok when the first wave of Thai alternative movement was faded out, and then, he found that it was extremely difficult to invent new music space in Bangkok. As a music producer, Koichi worked as a freelancer for may advertisement companies and got an opportunity to meet Pen-Ek Ratanaruang; a Thai advertising director who turned to be one of Thai “new wave” film director, and arranged many music scores
Music, Dialogue, and Mise-en-scène in the Dance of Death In all cinematic works the mise-en-scène is one of the most influential aspects of the film’s meaning. Mise-en-scène is important because it shows how the cinematic space is organized and where the camera is in respect to the characters and the surrounding environment. Although the mise-en-scène is imperative by itself, the effect of the music and dialogue that accompany the scene in a film adds to its meaning. These facts are supported by
brought a bitter and frigid chill that penetrates the insides of the crowd that waits. The red faced group shiver as they wrap themselves in their thick winter coats. Full of excitement, the fans stand on their tiptoes, anticipating their entry to the music venue. A large man, presumably the bouncer, wearing a black formal suit and an ID strapped on his muscular arm, slowly marches alongside the swarm of inpatient men and women, taking a deep breath with every stride. With every eager fan he passes, he
In Act One of Candide, there is four scenes, the first scene is entitled Westphalia, when the scene is first introduced the music has a happy sound, similar to that of circus music and as the introduction goes on the music goes from an allegro tempo to a peaceful and dream like piano sound and grave tempo. As the music continues to come in the lights continue to brighten on stage as well as if the music and lights are tied together. As the cast came out they performed the opening song during this
intense strings. These are the types of music that are used in the film “Rebel Without a Cause”. This film was released in 1955. James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Sal Mineo star as the lead characters of Jim Stark, Judy, and John "Plato" Crawford. The orchestra music for “Rebel Without a Cause” serves three functions: it reflects the emotions of the teens, it acts as element of the mise-en-scène, and it causes the audience to feel a particular emotion. The orchestral music for “Rebel Without a Cause” often
first scene is the swamp shootout scene where all the cops raid the enemy territory. The music is low and underscoring and you can hear the actors talk to each other. The movie includes both underscoring and source music, different scenes have different affects. When the shootout begins the background music becomes diegetic sound and it functions as a background filler. In the movie, 21 Jump Street the scene where they have to escape the shootout the music is diegetic sound. The background music created
Music in films play a crucial role in setting a scene to deliver the desired mood and expression of emotions. The apparent context of a scene can completely change just based on the music playing. There are different types of music that can be performed, each delivered in different ways. The two main types of music in films are diegetic and non-diegetic music, which will be further elaborated in the next paragraph. Two films which have powerful narrations thanks to accompanying music are “Interstellar”
is correct; if I change the background music from a scene of a movie, then the viewers will have the same feeling of the music that is playing because hearing music affects emotion. For this experiment there were 4 movie scenes that the testers needed to watch each of them followed the hypothesis. The first movie scene was a clip from the Lion King; the background music mood was exciting. Almost half of the viewer’s chose exciting for the mood of the scene (see appendix 1). There were 27% that chose
Music plays a critical role in the narrative films as it is important technique that filmmakers use to support the narrative and influence the way that the viewer interacts, responds and interprets the events as they unfold. The godfather, which is one of all time Hollywood movies, represents a good use of music that succeeded in supporting the dramatic events that take place in the movie. Moreover, both diegetic and non-diegetic music in the godfather movie are used to achieve the overall purpose
different sounds from music to metal clashing. Milius uses dialogue, music and sound effects in Conan the Barbarian to add to the emotion of the movie, to add realism to the visuals on-screen and to set the tone of the scene. The sounds of the opening scenes set the tone and put the plot in motion by immersing
aspect of the music score it accompanied. Max Steiner known as “the father of film music,” was responsible to writing the legendary score for King Kong. Steiner made a revolutionary move in the way sound is presented in a movie by introducing “Mickey Mousing.” This concept is where the sound matches what is going on in screen, such as when the leader is walking towards the lady in the beginning of the movie; the music matches his footsteps. What is also interesting in King Kong was some scenes had action
National Film Preservation Board, but both films are prominent for their significant use of music within the film. This essay will look at which of these two films is more effective in its use of music. Reservoir Dogs was released in 1992 and prominently featured pop music. It can be argued that the music portrays a counterpart to what
5: Alexander Deris, Kellen Gan, Yu Li Gregory Loden Musc 1113 Soundtrack report: Vertigo(1958) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Music by Bernard Herrmann In Hitchcock's great movie, “Vertigo”, I chose the dressing scene from 117 mins. The movie talked about a former police detective who had acrophobia became a private detective of a supernatural events. In this scene, the detective, John Ferguson, realized that his new lover supposed to be the dead Madeleine. Ferguson had been shocked and confused
Burton uses different effects in different scenes to create a jaw-dropping experience for the audience watching at home. The three cinematic techniques I think Burton used to create such effects to his movies are Music/Sound, Shots/Framing, and Lighting. Additionally, Burton uses Music in his movies to create a specific mood to introduce the characters to his audience. One example is the introduction scene in Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton adds scary music to introduce Edward, and give his audience
The music if very soft and quiet to begin the scene. It is depressing, which matches well with the male character since at one point he is crying. He looks distraught and the music reflects that. After a pause, the music changes and is a little upbeat. The piano is playing lighter music to represent the man trying to free himself from the pain and voices; however it stay quiet to allow the audience to hear the conversation that is happening. For a brief moment the music stops as the audience anticipates
Introduction 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