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INVESTIGATION MOVIE MUSIC
1. Is your composition going to be built around conveying:a.
Mood and atmosphereb. Characterc. An emotiond. A time and settinge.
A combination of these
2. Explain why and how you hope to achieve thisI think that my
composition is going to be built around the mood and atmosphere and
also
the time and setting. I think that for this video the mood is
easy to pick up, therefore, it will
easy for the song to be based on those two aspects. Also, the
mood doesn't change much
which mean that the theme can then be repeated. The time and
setting only changes twice,
therefore, a lot of the theme in the first scene can be repeated
then changed a little in order
to fit in with the second theme.
3. Choose some of the musical elements and discuss how you plan
to use them in your workThe musical elements that I think I will be
using in my composition is dynamics. This because
the dynamics of the different instruments can change how the
music sounds overall. The
tension can also be built up with the dynamics. We can build up
the tension by using soft
dynamics at first and then bringing the dynamics up and making
it louder and louder. Another
musical element that I will be focusing on is the texture of the
music. The textures is how
many instruments were used in the composition. By changing the
texture, we are changing the
overall sound of the song. If there are more instruments, it
will sound as if there is a lot of
things going on at the same time which is good for when we are
building up lots of tension.
Falling down scenes:
Alice and the wonderland -
There were no instruments that were playing a descending line.
In the falling scene the main
melody is repeated over and over again. I think that in my piece
I should also repeat the main
melody. There were different sound effects as well that was used
in this scene. For example; when
she spins, there was a scream and for the part when the piano
comes close to her, there is a
gonzola played on piano that fits with the pianos action
perfectly. I think that the little details and
the little sound effect really add to the overall sound of the
song and I think that it makes it sound
better because there is more action going in. I think that I can
incorporate this with my own
composition by first annotating the different hi points and then
use different instruments or change
the sound of an instrument so that when someone dramatic happens
it will be emphasized by the
different sound that is put in.
Mission Impossible -
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Before the main character fell, there was dramatic music that
was played. Mostly the
instruments were orchestral such as the violin and the viola.
Most of the instruments were string
instruments, but there were some bass instruments as well such
as the tuba, double bass and the
cello. I think that the bass instruments add to the suspense and
the tension. When the main
character actually falls, there is complete silence. It was a
calm fall unlike the falling scene in my
video. I think that this is the opposite of what I need to do,
but I should use the first section of the
mission impossible video as a guide for my video.
Inception -
The inception song is very tense. The overall mood of this song
is very tense. There are lots
of low sounds that are coming from bass instruments. I think
that this piece is a very orchestral
based piece as well. The instruments are mainly all orchestral
instruments. I can incorporate this
with my piece by using the orchestral instruments as well
because I think that I can create lots I'd
different moods with the orchestral instruments. Also, I think
that lot so sounds can be createdthought he use of the instruments.
Dynamics was also a big concept that was used I this piece.
There were parts that were really quiet and then really loud. I
think that adding the dynamics is a
way creating texture in the song as well. Adding instruments can
also change the texture, but playing
with the dynamics can also help.
