What films were remembered by us for their music
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Music should make the film memorable, give it piquancy, sincerity, that is, highlight the most important moments in the film, the impressions of which remain with you for a long time.
Music in the cinema plays the most important role. It creates an emotional and semantic space, involving us in the process of watching films. Music leaves a gigantic loop of emotional perception when we finish watching a particular film. With the help of the right music, song and artist, you can make the viewer immerse themselves in what is happening on the screen.
Of course, there are so many people in the world, there are so many opinions, but one cannot disagree with some of them. The music of some films penetrates the heart and leaves only the most pleasant experience. Lorenzo Peroni made his own list, with Sergio Leone's film Once Upon a Time in the West , featuring Ennio Morricone's stunning music, where the picture on the screen is surprisingly precisely matched with musical motifs.
“During the three-hour western, we begin to notice that each character has his own musical theme, and this only fuels interest,” says Lorenzo.
Martin Fox adds that of the westerns with Ennio Morricone’s compositions, the film Good, Bad, Evil".
Another worth noting is the picture “ Pulp Fiction ” by Quentin Tarantino, which has become so popular largely due to the soundtrack. Tarantino chose the rare styles of the 60s and 70s - rock and roll, surf, soul and funk - and put music at the forefront, giving her time to prove herself and influence the viewer.
In general, many Tarantino films are distinguished by their musical accompaniment. Aaron Johnson (Aaron Johnson) decided to highlight his criminal drama "Jackie Brown", which "competently uses old-school R'n'B-music."
Lorenzo, in turn, notes the film by Luc Besson "The Blue Abyss". For the European version of the film, the composer is Eric Serra, who often works with Besson. “I did not like the ending and soundtrack of the American version,” Peroni shares his thoughts. “However, if you look at it first, you might consider it differently.”
As for Martin Fox, he put Stanley Kubrick’s film “Space Odyssey of 2001” in first place. He says Odyssey has the most amazing soundtrack he has ever heard. “The music is chosen in such a way that it sounds familiar and unusual at the same time,” exclaims Martin. “I can’t imagine this film without the music of Strauss, Khachaturian and Ligeti.”
Aaron Johnson also touched on space issues and singled out the movie Star Wars. Episode I: The Phantom Menace. ” This is a film thanks to which he fell in love with classical music: “Maybe this will come as a surprise, but the first episode is my favorite film. I am not at all ashamed of this!
John Williams' music is not much there, but goosebumps run through me every time I hear Duel of the Fates during the battle of Darth Maul with the Jedi. The same thing happens during Anakin’s battle with Obi-Wan. ”
In fact, in films about space, there is always amazing music that allows you to feel the depth and immensity of endless space. One cannot fail to note the stunning Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer and his work from the movie Interstellar . Exciting stuff!
By the way, this track was born in a very interesting way. Christopher, the director of the film, went up to Hans and asked: “Hans, if I write you a couple of sentences on a piece of paper and don’t say anything more, will you agree to work for me one day?”
Zimmer gave an affirmative answer. On that piece of paper was a short story about a father leaving his child to complete an important task. There was a dialogue consisting of only two remarks: “I will return. “When?”
Nolan also cited a quote that Zimmer once uttered during dinner with him and his wife in a London restaurant. “Then we talked about children,” recalls Hans. “I said that when you have children, you can no longer look at yourself with your own eyes, you always look at yourself with the eyes of your child.”
The composer, as promised, wrote a musical theme, which was demonstrated to Christopher. He was delighted. Only after that, the director decided to reveal the plot of the film, describing a colossal epic story about space, science and the fate of all mankind. “I told him:“ Chris, wait a second, I wrote a very personal melody, ”to which he replied:“ Everything connected with this film is very personal, ”Zimmer says.
In general, Hans Zimmer is an outstanding person and has already worked with Christopher Nolan more than once: what does the composition “ Time ” for the tape “Beginning” and “ The Dark Knight ” for “The Dark Knight” cost? He also wrote music for the films “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the animated film “The Lion King”.
Speaking of fantasy worlds. It seems like everyone knows “ Hedwig's Theme»John Williams from the Harry Potter films. This melody is an integral part of the epic and a kind of calling card of the series.
The musical theme, as it were, reveals the idea of magic and opens the world of wizards to the audience. It is an important part of the success of history, because it underwent some changes, for example, Patrick Doyle, who wrote the music for the Goblet of Fire, made this melody darker and darker, trying to exclude “childishness” from it.
Another popular fantasy world is the Lord of the Rings universe. The music for all these films was written by Howard Shore. He received an Oscar for working on the soundtrack for the movie Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
The most popular musical themes of the trilogy are “ Shire ”, “The Fellowship ”and“ Rohan . ” Each of them is repeated in films a huge number of times in various orchestrations, conveying a different mood.
“The scope of the story is amazing, because the music is quite complicated,” says Shore. “Music is part of the story — it shows the relationship between heroes and cultures.” Typically, for a film, the composer needs to write 50-60 minutes of music - for the third part of the trilogy, Howard wrote a soundtrack of 3.5 hours in length (the total duration of all the melodies of the trilogy is approximately 11-12 hours).
Ajim Bagwan also decided to jointo discuss this issue and compiled his list of films with excellent music and original compositions. Woody Allen’s movie “ Midnight in Paris .” Woody is known for making great films with his perfect soundtrack. The director has a certain weakness for jazz, so French jazz was added to the movie.
Still on his list was the film " Oldboy ." This is a unique film with an original soundtrack that fuels an atmosphere of anxiety and worry and adds depth to the main scenes.
The soundtracks for the films “Easy Rider”, “The Godfather”, “On the Needle”, “In the Wild”, “Pulp Fiction”, “Good Morning, Vietnam”, “Friday” were also in Ajim’s playlist. More can be found on the blog.Aaron Ellis
The tradition of using music in films has appeared since silent cinema, when the broadcast was accompanied by a pianist playing in the hall. Then films with sound appeared, and music became commonplace.
Today, the melody behind the scenes is intertwined in our experiences, fuels our emotions, so the composers are laid out 100% so that we, the audience, would have goosebumps or tears running down our cheeks.
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