In any film opening, Music is
especially effective in translating the mood and intended atmosphere of the
piece to the audience members. Through music, a void or drop in action
sequences or lack of speech for example can help to fill the void of silence
left by the absence of sound other than music and can generally dictate the
feelings and emotions that the audience should be feeling towards certain
characters and their emotional situation. For example during a chase sequence
in order to connote feelings of rising panic and tension and general
excitement, feelings that the audience would generally be feeling at this
point, quick short sharp thumping music can aid this general feeling of
excitement.
There are a wide, vast array of
emotions that an audience can experience, aided in their effective expression and
translation to screen through the use of music such as sadness and a feeling of
desolate, isolated loneliness, all of which are able to be effectively
communicated through the successful implementation of music acting as another
means in which to communicate characters emotions or perils that they may be
experiencing more effectively creating a far stronger bond and a closer
relationship with the audience.
Examples where music has been used to
great critical and fanatic acclaim:
Indiana Jones films- Part of the
success of these iconic and timeless classics and undoubtedly what hooks the
audience onto the storyline of these films is the music’s necessitating and
catchy rhythm which undoubtedly leads the audience to reimagine the stories
being told in the films with vigorous and intensified energy, willing their
excitement for the film to succeed, as well as the protagonist to triumph over
the antagonist and their ideals. The music also effectively builds up a likeable relationship between the protagonist and the audience and although not directly linked to our style of film, the music being created for an action-adventure film we can use the music effectively to build up a relationship between the characters and the audience in our film opening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bTpp8PQSog
Jaws- Part of the horror and
terror that the audience experience through the viewing of this film is in no
doubt aided by the effective use of the music used within it. A fantastic
example of this being implemented effectively is during the portions of the
film where an attack by the shark is imminent, heightening the audience’s
alertness and awareness of forthcoming events in the film through the rise and
fall of the tempo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvCI-gNK_y4
The Bourne Supremacy- The music throughout the film really aids the film in displaying the codes and conventions of the thriller genre. During the film, The Bourne Supremacy both suspense and excitement are exploited by the soundtrack as they heighten the realism and the threat and peril that the characters are facing, making their plight seem more realistic. Because of this, the music connects the audience emotionally to the film through the increased tension. It is high tempo, fast paced music such as the music displayed in the track ‘The Berlin Foot Chase’ in The Bourne Supremacy that we would aim to capture the spirit and essence of in our own film in order to successfully heighten tension in our own film opening and allow the audience to make more of an emotional connection with the characters contained within our film opening.
Whilst aiming
to replicate the tempo and the urgency that is communicated within the piece we
would aim to do so on a smaller scale and with our own original flair. However,
we will take inspiration from what is displayed in the soundtrack and transfer
this originally to our own film opening hopefully with great effect.
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