Rock Music ,Entertainment

Music is a very important factor to include when making a movie. If you take music away from movies, even in award-winning ones, you will end up with a dull movie that lacks something. This is why having the right music for different parts of a movie are essential. So, what makes music so important to be incorporated in movies, here are the reasons why.

It aids in expressing certain emotions or atmosphere within the movie.

Motion films started without the sound of voice. Actors would convey their emotions through their faces and action, though there were dialogue cards present. During this time, having a music score incorporated in the movie was very important as it also helps portray the emotion of the scene. If the character needs to portray a sad feeling, accompanying the scene with a sad music can make the audience feel the emotion being portrayed, even without words.

In modern-day film making, the same thing is also true. Music can help amplify the emotion that is being set by the character. There are different types of music that can be placed within a movie scene, depending on the genre. If the movie is a comedy, then a light or silly tune can help lighten up the mood of the audience. For action movies, the music being set for the scenes can increase its intensity in terms of power and excitement. Whatever the genre, the right music score can amplify the drama within the movie.

Creating the mood and establishing the setting

In the beginning of a movie, music can create the mood before the movie can even begin. If you’re watching a horror film, you may have noticed the eerie music being played at the start of the movie. The music tells you that the movie your about to see is a scary one. This can set the mood, making the movie more thrilling. Even in movies with other genre, the music at the beginning of the movie is important in setting up the mood be it action, drama or comedy.

Aside from the mood, the music score in a movie can also give the audience a feel of the setting. If the movie has a western setting, a western music can help make the audience feel the western atmosphere.

Increases the thrill and mislead the viewers

If you have watched “Jaws” or other shark-related movies, you may have noticed the tune being played before the shark attacks or as the shark is approaching. This kind of music can increase the thrill, especially in horror movies and suspense, though the same goes for other movie genres.

Aside from the thrill, there are times that movies can also mislead the viewer and add to the enjoyment of the film. An example would be when an eerie music is being played while there’s a view of the main character being stalked, only to find out that it was just his friend giving him a surprise. Another situation is when a calm music is being played and is then abruptly change to a scary or violent tone as the monster suddenly appears out of nowhere.

Back in the day, one had to go out and physically search for new music, either at the store or at a live show. That method is obsolete. Today, you can find all kinds of new and unheard of music at the click of a mouse. The music store is out and online shopping is in. There are many websites like Bandcamp and Beatport that offer downloadable content at the same price as an audio CD. The advantage here is that you don’t have to waste valuable time and money getting to the store and you don’t have to worry about your purchase getting damaged in any way. Each site has its own search engine if you are looking for something in particular, and you can browse through a number of categories such as release date, genre, etc.

Another advantage of downloading music from the internet is that these websites will show you albums that are related to your search in some way or other. It could be by the same artist, or it could be the same genre, or it could even be a completely different artist and genre that happens to have the same name (This has happened to me by the way). In this spirit, you can sit at your computer the entire day, just exploring all the related albums the website throws at you. Most times, you may not find anything that will interest you, but when you do, you will feel that all the wasted hours were worth it.

Popular social networking sites are also good sources of new underground music. Every major artist, and therefore every small-time artist, has a Facebook page, a SoundCloud page, a YouTube page, a MySpace page, a ReverbNation page and possibly more pages than I care to know about, though Facebook and MySpace should not be taken too seriously; Facebook, because everyone is so lost in their own pseudo personal virtual lives that any music on the site usually falls on deaf ears, and; MySpace, because of the file size and format restrictions – No one wants to hear low quality MP3′s when you get loss-less audio on SoundCloud.

YouTube and SoundCloud are, in my humble opinion, the most reliable sources for good, unique music simply because that’s what they were designed for – media sharing. When someone logs in to one of these sites, you can be sure that their only aim is to look for music.

SoundCloud even gives you the option of downloading directly from the website. If the uploader has enabled downloads for his upload, that is. Many DJ’s are using this to their advantage by uploading their live sets for promotional purposes. Independent producers, as well, are uploading their original music and enabling downloads, as a kind of gift to their listeners on SoundCloud for supporting them and spreading their music. You can also find ‘buy’ links to some tracks depending on whether the uploader has inserted one or not. This will probably lead you back to the popular pay sites like Beatport or iTunes.