Hello fellow film score enthusiasts,
I know we've seen all the different posts on "What's your favorite movie music?" or "What's your favorite film score?"
However, I want to present a new discussion that might involve some thinking and meditation. After reading the humongous lists of every forum member's favorite film music, I wonder how does a film score become so great? What is the defining line or traits if you will, that separates a mediocre film score from a wonderful film score? What musical traits do we see in the music of John Willams, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman(to name a few), that make their music stand out?
In essence, instead of asking WHAT your favorite film scores are, I am asking WHY you enjoy those film scores and WHY they stand out as film scores.
In my humble opinion, one of the important things I think a film score should do: It captures the essence of the moment it is composed for. If you think about, the music is the main influence for the mood of the "scene". How can one experience fright when listening to the Jaws theme, or adventure when listening to LOTR? It's the sad truth, but film scoring isn't all about the music. It has to cater to the film itself and the director's vision(I hate saying that,lol)
I look forward to your thoughts on this!
Until again,
Zach
I know we've seen all the different posts on "What's your favorite movie music?" or "What's your favorite film score?"
However, I want to present a new discussion that might involve some thinking and meditation. After reading the humongous lists of every forum member's favorite film music, I wonder how does a film score become so great? What is the defining line or traits if you will, that separates a mediocre film score from a wonderful film score? What musical traits do we see in the music of John Willams, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman(to name a few), that make their music stand out?
In essence, instead of asking WHAT your favorite film scores are, I am asking WHY you enjoy those film scores and WHY they stand out as film scores.
In my humble opinion, one of the important things I think a film score should do: It captures the essence of the moment it is composed for. If you think about, the music is the main influence for the mood of the "scene". How can one experience fright when listening to the Jaws theme, or adventure when listening to LOTR? It's the sad truth, but film scoring isn't all about the music. It has to cater to the film itself and the director's vision(I hate saying that,lol)
I look forward to your thoughts on this!
Until again,
Zach