1. Film music concepts

2. Why films need music (an d different from plays, etc.) Why films need music (an d different from plays, etc.) 1. cover dissolves, cuts, etc. because unlike theater you can have as many as you want

3. 2. Actors not really present as in theater and film therefore needs something to help define them (film is one more step away from reality) 2. Actors not really present as in theater and film therefore needs something to help define them (film is one more step away from reality)

4. 3. Film takes place in dozens if not hundreds of locales and theater does not and thus needs something to soften the blow and/or identify each place 3. Film takes place in dozens if not hundreds of locales and theater does not and thus needs something to soften the blow and/or identify each place

5. 4. To connect narratives when not otherwise clear by providing an overall cohesive element 4. To connect narratives when not otherwise clear by providing an overall cohesive element

6. 5. Helping audience to understand what’s going on through stingers and other devices 5. Helping audience to understand what’s going on through stingers and other devices

7. 6. Reinforce the moods of various scenes that might otherwise be lacking 6. Reinforce the moods of various scenes that might otherwise be lacking

8. 7. Fill in where Foley and dialog cause empty and strange breaks in sound flow 7. Fill in where Foley and dialog cause empty and strange breaks in sound flow

9. In short Glue (hold things together) Glue (hold things together) Support (fill silences, etc.) Support (fill silences, etc.) Emote (interpret visual image) Emote (interpret visual image)

10. Music is not real. In other words, it isn’t really present in the scenes we watch in film, and neither are we. Hence, it acts as an intermediary between us and the actors and actions we see visually. Because music has different personal meanings for different people it has a special meaning for each of us. Without it, film is distanced, separate, abstract. With it, film is personalized, part of us, and individual. Music is not real. In other words, it isn’t really present in the scenes we watch in film, and neither are we. Hence, it acts as an intermediary between us and the actors and actions we see visually. Because music has different personal meanings for different people it has a special meaning for each of us. Without it, film is distanced, separate, abstract. With it, film is personalized, part of us, and individual.