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| From | "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Music in film |
| Date | Sat, 14 May 2005 14:35:19 -0000 |
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Hmmm....so, emotion cannot be delivered WITH music then? The scene
should
> play silent?
>
> I'm a strong supporter of music AS narrative. In the case of
Tarantino's
> Reservoir Dogs' use of "Stuck In The Middle With You"....the
opposite was
> true. Tarantino managed to take a respectable innocuous song
represent a
> horrific act. The emotional response is still to those visuals. The
song
> however, has now become Pavlovian in its association when you hear
it
> outside of the context of the film. It never became part of the
narrative
> nor does it illicit an emotional response -- just two juxtaposing
and highly
> unmix-y things forever linked by the brilliance of same.
I'm with Jamie on this one. My take was that the brilliance in his
choice WAS (as Jamie says) that the song is innocuous and something
you might hear as background music while going on with your everyday
life. The power and impact of this is seen in that the sociopath
leaves the horrific scene to go to his car, yet the song is still
played off screen, from far off in the background. Like it's just
another song being played that you might over hear on some regular
day, yet we all know, as the audience, the horror that lies within
the world of where the music is being played. Thus, this link is now
stuck in our mind. Linking the everyday ordinary to the horrific.
Which really is more interesting and unsettling to me then using some
more expected horrific music. Probably more honest in twisted a
way...
Steve
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