I think that music is the determining factor in whether I like a movie or not. In fact, my favorite movies are those with great music.
\nI have a DVD\/VHS player at the table where I piece my quilts. I realized the other day that I choose the same movies over and over as I piece. I thought at first that it was because I was listening to them, and could follow without having to watch the screen. But it occured to me, as I walked through the house singing phrases from the movies, that it’s the music that draws me in.<\/p>\n
\nI love the Harry Potter movies. John William, at least I’m pretty sure it was John Williams, did a masterful job with the first two of them. I heard a snippet of conversation about the coming movies in the series, and a comment was made about seeking someone else to do the music. That could be as drastic for me as loosing the original Dumbledore, Richard Harris.
\nAnother favorite is “The Hunt for the Red October.” The precision of the male chorus sends chills down my spine. They have similar tone qualities, their pitch is wonderful, and the style of the music is a perfect backdrop for the story.
\nI’ve just had the chance to see the first two X-men movies, and that music draws me in, too. I love the motifs the composer created for each character, and how the music creates tension and helps the plot to build to a climax.
\nA new movie for me is “Chicago.” What GREAT vitality! I love the “Cellblock Tango,” and “All That Jazz.” Oh….to have a body like any one of the women in that movie!
\nI suppose my most favorite movie music (outside of musicals), has to be the score to “Out of Africa.” I love the sonorities, and the sweeping line of the music. I can see the beautiful vistas from the movie in my minds eye, each time I hear the music. I have the oddest response to this score…..it’s a performer’s response. My posture improves, my shoulders drop and my chest expands as though I was about to sing or conduct, or play the music. It’s a very visceral response. Perhaps that’s why it rates so high.
\nThere are others. I love “The Baby Elephant Walk” from “Hatari, ” and the Pink Panther theme. And there’s the theme from “Bridge over the River Kwai.” And I love the Carly Simon theme for “Working Girl.”
\nMusic sure makes the movie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think that music is the determining factor in whether I like a movie or not. In fact, my favorite movies are those with great music. I have a DVD\/VHS player at the table where I piece my quilts. I … Continue reading