2006-09-09 22:06:30 · 13 answers · asked by Great Man 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Music is used in movies to #1 Keep your attention, #2 highlight parts you should pay attention too, #3 build suspense, #4 maintain the flow of the story!
2006-09-09 23:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Movies have background music to add dramatic effect. However, there has been at least one movie that for the most part did not have background music. The Tom Hank's movie "Castaway" did not have background music for the entire time he was on the island to help give the sense of loneliness. Most people, I'm sure, never really noticed (I was one).
2006-09-10 07:16:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A film maker's goal is for the viewer to Want to watch and to Care what happens to the characters.
Music in a film is one of the tools a film maker uses to reach this goal, because a film score can heighten the emotions that are provoked by a scene.
If you were watching a character running away from something threatening, and the soundtrack was silent (no music) you may not feel that you care much what will happen to the character one way or another. It would be just a normal scene in a fictional story.
But the right kind of music played during that scene may keep you on the edge of your seat, anticipating what will happen to the character, perhaps even wanting the character to get away safely.
More often than not, it's the idea, feeling, or hint of a thing (e.g. something frightening, beautiful, overwhelming, funny) that evokes a greater response and affects us more than seeing the thing itself, and music is one of the most powerful ways of conveying an idea or a hint or an emotion in a film.
2006-09-10 05:42:21 · answer #3 · answered by druid_gtfx 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Great Man,
They have background music in movies because it gives it a theme so people like it more and it's supposed to get people watching movies more often not like one movie a month if you want to download one or more of your favorite soundtracks here's the website for you:
http://www.soundtracks.com/New.html
it's a really good website for downloading soundtracks when I found it I thought wow so I hope this helped you.
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2006-09-10 05:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
exactly! i was just thinking about this, the movie would be KINDA lame w. out the musica but come on think about it, how come there has to be music when she runs fast or when she falls in love or when shes on the phone or something it fits what shes doing or thinking but come on like, our lives dont have music playing in the background everytime a mood changes
2006-09-10 05:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by Heat seeking missile 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To stimulate an emotional response, whether it be fear or sadness or anything else, music creates an atmosphere that would otherwise be absent if it were merely effects and speech that attempted to portray the same feelings of the actors.
2006-09-10 10:26:03 · answer #6 · answered by Justaguyinaplace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
music creates atmosphere for the scene. the music will either emphasise the tension, a slow beat may make time seem like its standing still. music suits the characters' emotions, matches the feeling of the scene, and affect our emotions.
2006-09-10 06:04:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try watching a movie without musical background....and you'll find the answer you're seeking
2006-09-10 05:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by rush 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is to help make the movie more dramatic. normally music is picked to go with the style of movie
2006-09-10 07:27:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps set the mood. movies w/o music would be very boring.
2006-09-10 05:12:29 · answer #10 · answered by cyntharella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋