FILM MUSIC!

FOUR FUNCTIONS OF FILM MUSIC

1) To Depict the Time and Place of the SettingDescribe the Music and explain how it depicts the time or the setting

Time/Place Music Description

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FOUR FUNCTIONS OF FILM MUSIC

2. To Create a Mood or an AtmosphereDescribe how Music helps to create the following Moods and Atmospheres

Mood/Atmosphere Description of Music

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FOUR FUNCTIONS OF FILM MUSIC

3. To Portray a Character Describe how the Music helps to describe the following characters

Character Music

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic 1) Describe Mary Poppins’ character

1) Describe how the music changes your perception of her and why?

FOUR FUNCTIONS OF FILM MUSIC

4. Portraying Characters’ EmotionsDescribe how the music is able to tell us the emotion of the following characters

Emotions Music

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FILM MUSIC

Movies used to be silent

The use of the Piano or Organ enhanced the visual impact of the film

FILM MUSIC

The role of the Piano Player was varied

They would:

1) Add effects such as; door knocking, gun shots etc… 2) Settle the audience 3) Cover the sound of the projector 4) Help to focus the audience on the mood of the film

Since this time, sound and music have become essential ingredients to the success of a film

FILM MUSIC

Popular songs, both old and new, are often heard in films

Music is used in this way to promote a film

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FILM MUSIC

Music for films can be divided into two categories;

1) Incidental Music

2) Theme Music

Incidental music does not have a set theme or melody

It is the background music used to accompany the on-screen action for the audience

Provides the audience with information e.g. by a build up of suspense, music can prepare the audience for something that is about to take place

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The Whacky Wabbit!

Fill out the sheet given to you by your teacher while watching; The Whacky Wabbit!

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Incidental Music…

The Murder from Psycho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMTrVgpDwPk (Play from 4’30)

Bernard Herrmann’s music to the Alfred Hitchcock classic film; ‘Psycho’ gives an outstanding example of tension that can be created by an Orchestra.

Listen to the theme song and answer the following Questions;

1) Name the family of instruments that are playing 2) Describe the Tone Colours of these 3) Give two ways tension is created in this excerpt 4) Describe how Pitch is used in this excerpt

Incidental Music…

Concerning Hobbits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYr0Bvnc2Yg

In this scene the Hobbits are leaving their home town of The Shire. The music has a number of contrasts that reflect the emotions of sadness, happiness, adventure and some apprehensions that the Hobbits are experiencing or are soon to experience.

Incidental Music

With reference to the musical concepts, discuss the contrasts heard in this excerpt;

Contrasts

Instruments

Tone Colour

Dynamics

Tempo

Pitch

Mood

THEME MUSIC

The term Theme is often used in place of the musical terms; “Tune” and “Melody”

Audiences remember a film or television show by the main song

FILM

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TELEVISION

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THEME MUSIC

Themes that appear in movies may be composed specifically for the movie, for example John Williams’ music for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Star Wars’

Sometimes existing songs or classical music fits the emotion of the scene so well that this may be used

List as many movies as you can that use existing songs and name the song/band/singer

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THEME MUSIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyu5prWjTE1) Identify 5 Performing Media2) How many Drum Fills can you hear in Verse 1?3) Which instrument answers the two phrases; “Love was out to get me” and “That’s the way it

seemed”?4) Which instrument answers the phrase; “and then I saw her face”5) Does it descent or ascend in Pitch?6) How many times is this phrase heard?7) Using two bars of 4/4 and a one quaver upbeat, notate the rhythm8) Describe what happens to the Texture immediately before the singer sings; “and then I saw

her Face” 9) How is this effective?

MUSIC AND ADVERTISING

Music and sound effects have become a crucial part of the advertising of a product

Music is used to support the images and emotions to enhance the interaction and communication with the audience

Easily recognised melodies and songs support images so that the product presented in the advertisement stays in the back of the consumer’s mind

Music is selected according to the directed age group of the advertisement

MUSIC AND ADVERTISEMENT

Can you name a current advertisement aimed at the following age groups?

What kind of Music is playing or do you think would be appropriate?

1) Children ____________

2) Teenagers___________

3) Mums ______________

4) Dads _______________

MUSIC AND ADVERTISING

FEATURES OF A SUCCESSFUL ADVERTISEMENT

15 – 30 seconds in length

Must contain much Information about the product

Melody – must be easy to sing

Needs to include a Hook that catches the listener’s attention and names the product e.g. “Oh What a Feeling, Toyota!”

Rhythm – Catchy and enjoyable

Instruments – Must reflect the nature of the product e.g. a car advertising a Luxury Car might have classical music playing to portray high status and class where as an advertisement for a four wheel drive might have Rock Music to portray a rugged and fast car.

The Structure of the advertisement should allow the catchphrase or hook to be stated a number of times in a very short period. The advertisement then must be short and repetitious to ensure the information is retained by the listener.

MUSIC AND ADVERTISING

Using your Ipads, complete the following task;

Listen to several different advertisements and

i) List the product being sold

ii) Describe the Style of Music or sound effects used

iii) Name the age group being targeted

TV Ad Product Style of Music

Age Group

Music and Advertising

JINGLE

Composer and production team work closely to create a new melody which becomes known as a jingle

A hook is included in a Jingle E.g. “Oh What a Feeling…Toyota!”

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Music and Advertising

COVER SONG

A product is advertised by using a popular song

The style of the music associates well with the product, age group or image

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Music and Advertising

STANDARD

Well known songs from previous years in the popular music of Theatre, Opera and Orchestra are used to create a backing for an advertisement

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Music and Advertisement

REARRANGEMENT

An existing song is used, however, the lyrics or style are changed to reflect the product.

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Music and Advertisement

VOICE OVER

The music used takes on a secondary role in relation to the dialogue used in the advertisement

This style of advertisement is very popular on radio which does not have the visual impact of the television

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Music and Advertising

SOUND EFFECTS

A wide range of synthesised, sampled and man made sounds are used to enhance the realism of the advertisement

An advertisement set in an office may use the sounds of phones, computer beeps and people walking to enhance the image portrayed

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