Using music to make dynamic films

This article was about how music can really push your films have a lot more emotion and depth. The video explains several examples in film where this is apparent. The first example is Forrest Gump, and how a lot of films incorporate Scores made specifically for the movie and other songs that fit the mood. Another few examples would be how in Pyscho, the famous shower scene is way less frightening without the score. And how in Pirates of the Caribbean, how the mood of Jack Sparrow overlooking the island from the ship can be changed with different music. Ways music effects movies has been around sense the silent age of film. Piano accompaniments had been part of theaters to make sure the theater wasn't silent and sometimes the pianists would even receive sheet music for the film. Minor chords sound unnerving which would be used for evil characters. Heroes get uplifting anthems, chase scenes have a fast tempo and sad scenes have slow music. While films have gotten bigger and bigger along with the music, the general music cues have remained the same. Sometimes certain instrument sounds we can associate with emotion. Like how in Psycho the screeching of the violin, we associate with stress and danger. Music can also create anticipation, like how in Jaws we hear the famous music before the shark even shows up. There are certain specific ways scores help a scene though. The first way is the music in the film having a theme for the setting. An example would be how in Westerns the music has a very specific sound. Another way is how certain dangers get reinforced through music. We may not see the danger, but the music reminds us its there. Another way is continuity. If a series of shots has the same music, we relate the shots together in our head. A good example of this would be training montages, like in Rocky. Another way is Cues, like in Citizen Kane certain music means a flash back is coming. And the last way is to fill silence. This is the hardest to do because the audience shouldn't notice it. It's usually ambient like music that fits the theme of the scene. And sometimes, no music can all can work just as well. Like in Saving Private Ryan, all we hear is the sounds of gun shots and explosions.
This was a very informative article. I am also a strong believer in music and sound effects helping film. In fact it's almost more important than you're visuals, because it's what people take in first. Very good article, and I hope to use it's advice soon.