Yes it would, it means alot.
For instance, a suspenseful action moment with no music may leave a bigger impact. At least i think so. much like when you have a suspeseful song in yor head and you do something, it seems really awesome at the moment. but the third party perspecive really doesn't see the interest. But then again it really depends on the genre of the film. and for that matter the overall moral or the message of the film. If a comedy plays a musical score by Quincy jones, then it wont fit right.
Re: The Music Score's Impact
Originally posted by GCG
Watching a movie, be it any genre, also needs the musical element within it.Ever wondered that some scenes may not be as tragic without music ?
Or as tense without the music ?
Wouldnt you agree that it plays an Important part in that particular scene ?
i have this arguement with my sister All the time .... i say that if a movie has a good score it makes the movie like 10 times more intresting and effective ....and shes like a movies a movie ...she obviously doesnt watch them like i do
I don't really care for a score in a film. Although, the score on Casablanca is the movie. Aslong as there isn't any gay shit ruining my scene, I'm fine with it.
Originally posted by Mando
A movie is more than just a movie... It's an ideal.
Yes, music an play an important role in the power and tone of film. Most films rely on music to get a certain mood going during particular scenes.
However, music also creates a very cinematic tone in film. I've seen some films that don't use much music, and it makes their mood and atmosphere very strange. Often more realistic and dire (Audition, Irreversible).
The thing is music is almost a nessesity in a movie. The only thing you can hope to pull off without a score or worling background music, is an errie lack of music feel. "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" attempted to do a movie without any type of score, and all it managed to do was to transform a potentially exciting and thrilling chase scene into an excersice in tedium and repition. (Not saying that was the ONLY thing wrong with it, but it was a contributing factor)
An example of music gone right.
War of the Worlds without the terrific score would have been, in my book. A much worse film. The music added to the scenes where the acting or the action didn't do it all the way.
And it is also worth saying that the right music in a certian scene can set the mood, and show what exactly a character is feeling.
Requiem for a Dream has an excellent score... it's so bleak and repetitive totally foreshadowing what is to come for the characters. The music was also used in a Lord of the Rings trailer, which I think totally worked as well because the sped it up. It played as an action piece but still had that sense of danger and doom. Shows how much versatility music can have...
Star Wars would be awful without the music. Really. The music is the ONLY emotion in those films (particularly the prequels).
a scene that had power which relied almost entirely on the score is in road to perdition when sullivan guns down everyone standing around rooney...no sound effects...just a strange piano score...then one piece of dialogue "i'm glad its you"...brilliantly done
the only other films i think that really benefited from a truely execptional score were schindlers list...the main theme by itzhak perlman was beautiful and braveheart had a score which perfectly fitted the film
Originally posted by jaden101
a scene that had power which relied almost entirely on the score is in road to perdition when sullivan guns down everyone standing around rooney...no sound effects...just a strange piano score...then one piece of dialogue "i'm glad its you"...brilliantly donethe only other films i think that really benefited from a truely execptional score were schindlers list...the main theme by itzhak perlman was beautiful and braveheart had a score which perfectly fitted the film
Most definatley. 👆