SAE Magazine 13-2

124 became one of the main re series soundtrack. So if th with a film portraying notic or she may find that this ment can be quite useful. Getting the whole pict We have covered the cha as potential candidates another question needs to doing the score. How d film…preferably with a mu be seen as another possi leitmotif. If we take a look into the three-note motif dominatin see the main motif. So we can look at this gesture purely representin its defined mood. Your m be what exactly does the fi is it going for, what is the atmospheric vibe am I g To get the answer you ne character interplay and th well having a good conve at the spotting session, wh a good film score. And it’s all oddly fami Film’s music themes co enhancement and mood Production & Know How // Film Music And The Importance of Themes Character themes can be a representation of both character’s feelings, ambitions and its physical appearance. Furthermore character themes can even represent an object rather than a live being, for example Howard Shore has used a seductive melody line to represent the theme for the ring portrayed in all three parts of The Lord of The Rings, which shows us just how specific theme placement can even give an inanimate object its specific musical representation. When dealing with character themes it is advisable to search for specific characteristics of your main individual so its quite handy to ask yourself, what is the charac- ter’s main concept in the film, what are his or her feelings and outer appearance? These questions must linger in the composer’s mind when creating a specific music representation of the character. Event themes can be a representation of recurring events, which are distinctive in the film’s plotline. If we look into Michael Giacchino’s work on the cult series Lost he used a number of themes represent- ing characters and events. The composer used a distinctive theme for portraying the most of the character’s death scenes and this delicate piece John William’s famous two-note motif (shown at bottom staff) from the film Jaws.

SAE Magazine 13-2

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