Using the 'Comment' function on this post, please write a paragraph or two (about 150 words) in response to some of the questions that we talked about in class today:
1. What are soundtracks like in movies from your home country? Do they feature popular songs? Songs without lyrics? Traditional music? Etc ...
2. Do you think music can reinforce the message or heighten the emotional impact of a movie? If so, how?
3. Look at your handout and re-read the lyrics to the Johnny Mercer song "Accentuate the Positive," featured in the movie LA Confidential, before answering the questions below:
3a. Where in the movie (in which scene or scenes) does this song appear?
3b. What is happening to the characters while this song is playing?
3c. Why do you think the director chose to include this song in the movie?
3d. How does this song contribute to the overall “point” or “message” the filmmakers are trying to convey?
Well, some soundtrack in my home country is same as in American. It depends on movies, which songs will play in part of movie. I think music exactly give use the message the emotion impact of movie. For example, when we watch horror movies, some scared sound with background. This is some sondtrack when we watch Jaws. Every time, when the shark come to attack people, the sound is "den den den den", we will know some bad things happen. Also some romantic just used songs without lyrics. In Chinese movies, we are always use popular songs. This is same things in American movies or TV shows.
ReplyDeleteAccording to song of "Accentuate the Positive", I guess it is almost end of this movie, they figuer out who is reall killer. Because this is positive song, I can feel it tell me everything be all right, we can handle it,and make evil away. I think filmmakers chose this song is the same mean of this part, when we watch it and hear this song,we can have positive mood, they want we get this message of this part. It is a good point in movie.
In my country, most of the soundtrack music is the charactar of mood as the transformation. For example when charactar feel sad, they will give you a sad song. Most of the soundtrack music are popular songs. There just have some songs without lyrics. it can makes people have a more profound experience. music also can reinforce the message or heighten the emotional impact of a movie. becouse different music can make people have different feelings. At the right time to use the correct music will have a common response. i think this song is inportant in the moive, i don't know where is it. this songs look like you get something. so i guess this song will be when the cap get something have this
ReplyDeleteIn my country, soundtrack are variable. if director wants to direct a ancient style movie,they may use light music. sometime they may use popular music when they direct a action movie. In addition, i think music can reinforce the emotional impact of a movie. For example, when we listen to some sad or happy music, we will affect by them. on the other hand, i am not sure when "Accentuate the Positive appear in this movie. But i guess through the meanning of the words, this music appears when cop pursue criminal. And director ues this musci to affect audience's emotion, because this movie spread justice.
ReplyDeleteIn my country the movies always use a classic music. It can help the movies become a grace. I think the music can reinforce the message like the scare movie. When the start the movie background have use this music, it can let the movie have more mystery .
ReplyDeleteIn my country different kinds movie use different kinds of soundtrack. For example, some love story or comedy always are used popular music, and the traditional soundtrack always is used in costume film. I think director using soundtrack depend on the setting of the movie. However, the soundtrack is really effect the movie a lot. A sad movie uses some sad soundtrack, that makes audience feel more sentimental. Some movie's soundtrack has lyrics, and it related with the movie. I think that also can make audience remember the most emotional scene for a long time.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the soundtrack of movie is not very different by country. In Korean movie also, they use all kind of songs whatever they feel effective to the movie. Sometimes we used to use foreign songs even for domestic movie. For example, 'Lover's Concerto' became famous after used in a famous movie in Korea. One significance thing is that usually we have theme song by characters such as Bud's theme, Exley' theme...something like that.
ReplyDeletein the movie, soundtrack is one of the most important things because it gives emotion to audience. for example, i really hate horror movie, but i watched Saw because i didnt know it was scary movie, so while i was watching it, i blocked my ears then i was not able to feel scared.
ReplyDeletein my country, we used to use pop music for soundtrack in the past as they did not have any ability to compose it, but now it is very popular. however we sometimes use pop music if it is related to the story. therefore, i would say that it depends on what kind of movie is.