The Art of Music: How to Use Sound to Tell Your Story
Sound, like setting and costuming, is very important to film. With the World Music Day that was celebrated on Monday, the 21st of June, we were reminded of the crucial role music and sounds play in our everyday lives and in film. For better emphasis on the importance of sound to film, there was a time when movies were made with just music and no spoken word. These were called silent films and they existed before spoken word or speech was heard from the actors by the audience. The activity on screen was accompanied by music and occasional subtitles that conveyed the action to the viewers. One could sit through a movie without hearing a single word from the actors, but still, understand every single thing because music and sounds were used appropriately in such a way that the audience was communicated with. But over the last century of union between motion pictures and music, this relationship has matured and strengthened such that the supporting role of music in film is not seen as...