Film Music

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Comment by Lawrence Yabrifa Junior on January 5, 2011 at 2:17am

I completely agree with you Dr. You are so right

Comment by Dr. Scott Giles on June 6, 2010 at 1:39am

I think there is a tendency of directors and producers not to trust their story, actors or cinematography to tell the story or get the mood across. That's when they bring in the music and bring it in big.

Music is looked on as a panacea to correct anything wrong with a film. I think John Williams said something to the effect that directors are always paging "Dr. Williams or Dr. Goldsmith" to cure the movie when that isn't really the composer's job. And it isn't really in the ability of the composer. Just as one great actor can't really cary a whole film when everyone else is crappy, a superb score can't really save a bad movie.

Comment by Kyle Benzien on May 12, 2010 at 8:19pm

Good one John!

Comment by John Hunter on May 12, 2010 at 2:52am

I think the amount of music needed in a film really depends on the film itself. If you've got an A-list cast of great actors, compelling story, and interesting dialogue, the scenes will stand on their own without much else. But when you've got sub-par or inexperienced actors, their scenes will more than likely need some help. And the most effective help will come from the score.

Comment by Kyle Benzien on May 11, 2010 at 4:56pm

An hour and a half of score it way too much! Every scene shouldn't be devoid of score/sound but in that same way, not every scene should include score. In my personal opinion music should only be used at key points to accentuate what is happening in the scene and to either control, or push the audiences emotion over the "edge".

Comment by John Hunter on May 11, 2010 at 2:25am

I think some of it is because scoring is one of the final pieces of the puzzle in the post process. And it's only there that the producers and director can assess the viability of a scene. If for some reason, it's not "working", the composer is leaned on to "make it work".

Comment by Sikhumbuzo Dennis Sidumo on May 10, 2010 at 8:41am

Well that's true dude, however, I don't it's because directors don't trust them, but I think they just think it's cool for every cene to have its own back ground music.