Red: North by Northwest. Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock.
Musical piece is called "Prelude" composed by Bernard Herrmann.
The musical piece of this film was roughly a start off of realing in the audience to be intrigued in what is going on in the film. The music relates to the films story because as we see when the film starts off we quickly get that view of many people walking everywhere in a hurry one trying to catch a bus the others in a rush to catch a train and some just simply hurrying to get to where they need to. There are no obvious characters when we see the film but many film standbys are seen walking quickly to their desired destination.
The music by Bernard Herrmann was used in such an intelligent way. At first starting off the film with such an up beat orchestra we are already being realed in to wonder what is going to happen next. The shots taken to go along with the music was so well played because it was so up beat it went with the film standbys walking around so quickly. For that of triggering specific memories or associtaions the music gets me and anyone watching that sense of quickness and some feeling of like wondering what is going to pop out or happen in the next scene.
In my opinon this music choice was very effective in no words needing to be said to get what is going on and how the people are feeling in rushing to their destination. It definatley succeded in evoking the response of people in a hurry and a sense of mch suspence of what will happen.
Yellow: Punch Drunk Love. Directer by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Musical piece called: "Tabla" composed by John Brion
The musical piece of this film was showing the audience Adam Sandler who in the movie he is known as Barry Egan in an anxious moment. Egan is a man who is determined in this film clip to get all the pudding he can. The music can relate to this scene in the film because it is so upbeat with the drums that shows the audience the anxiety that the character has. The drums then come to a stop when he speaks of the pudding and then continues after as he goes through the aisles and collects all the pudding there is.
The music by Brion was used in such a great way as we too as an audience began to get that feeling of what is Egan going to do next. The triggering moment and memories for me in this film clip with the sound would be that of which when one is nervous and is in a rush to do something because of excitement and then you get that feeling of "oh no, where am I going to go now?"
In my opinion the music that was placed in this particular scene was well done. As it created the feel of anxiety and thrill just as the charater was in getting all the pudding he can. In this we can be laughing as well as the music makes it comical in a way to.
Blue: Raging Bull. Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Musical piece called: "Silvano: Barcarolle" composed by: Pietro Mascagni
Performed by: Ochestra del Teatro Comunal di Bologna
Conducted by: Arturo Basile
The context of this musical piece was suttle and slow a bit sad as well. The music relates to that of the films story because the character Jake la Motta played by Robert de Niro is going through a life crisis in his boxing career. In the film clip it is remenising on the life of Motta and how he was happy and enjoyed everyday he spent with his loved ones.
The music by Mascagni was used in a way to create that of sadness and have the audience feel the pain that the chacter felt. In every now and then it would switch to the scene of Motta going into a fight and then flip back to the days he was so happy. The triggering moment in this film would be that the music make me and the audience get the sense of what Motta may be thinking why he is getting hit in the fight and therefore have you feel so sad and sorry for him.
In my opinion the music that was placed in this particular scene was placed at an okay part. Although I felt that the music could have been placed in another clip and another sound piece could have been played. As the music created that much more of a sadness feeling and and also created that feeling of happiness in the pictures but also had the audience memeber feel a bit like we get what is going on and the music gets to be a bit repetative. This of course is just my opinion.
A Bug's Life (1998). Directed by John Lasseter, Andrew Staton
Musical piece: "Seed to tree" Conducted by: Randy Newman
In the context of this musical piece it was placed in a scene where the characters Flick and Dot are dicussing the planting of a seed and a rock. The music is uplifting and strong in showing the characters feeling of being accoplished and then going down to where Dot says its just a rock. Dot and Flick have a dream of becoming a great ant and know that one day they can do something big in planting just one seed to have food for the rest of their colony.
The music by Newman was used to show the character Flicks feelings about his dream in becoming a great hero ant and the settles in to where Dot simply doesnt see his vision and just sees what she is holding as just a simple rock and nothing else. The triggering moment in this film would be that the film gives that uplifting feeling that yes one day Flicks dream will come true and creates a comical kid point of view in which Dot doesn't see it the same why.
In my point of view the music in this film clip was placed very well. In which it showed the emotion that not only one character was felling but both. It also gave the audience that sense of "oh yay" feeling for Flick and "awww" feeling for Dot. The music is so great and is something that can for sure be placed in any happy encouraging film clip.
A Bugs Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mzas1vgcIo
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