The Simpsons Theme Tune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo

Describe what the music sounds like:

• Orchestral sounds,piano,harp
• male&female vocal sounds
• Cars screeching,chalk board
• Squawking bird,car horn,sawing of metal
• Low key minor, male bass tenor

The Thomas Crown Affair:Intro 


The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:

• Mid range piano key kicks in
• Building to create a short repetitive tune
• Diagetic dialogue
• Major
• Layers of texture build
• Tune carried by a violin
• Short motif
• Brass,introduction of percussion
• Woodwind,string section

Describe what the music sounds like:

• Ambient sound
• Xylophone,piano,strings
• Briefcase opening rustling of a bag
• Indoor ambiance
• Mumbling or conversation
• Clapping in rhythmic Spanish pattern

What does the music suggest about the tone/characters in the film

• Soundtrack reflects level of stress
• Impression of sarcasm and quick wit
• Popular& successful

Black Hawk Down:Trailer 2:29
Describe what the music sounds like,The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/

• Traditional east African music
• Layered dialogue
• Helicopter
• Explosions
• Diagetic truck sounds
• Comm chatter
• Closing 45seconds light uplifting piano tune
• Gunshots
• Children's laughter

Deep Blue:Trailer 1:36
Describe what the music sounds like,The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365109/

• Lightly plucked string instruments
• Synthesiser
• Tension building horror themed music
• Harmonic orchestra
• Deep voiced narration

The Notebook:Trailer 2:15
Describe what the music sounds like,The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/

• Gentle piano tune
• Bike bell
• Dialogue digaetic
• Screaming
• Explosions/gunshots
• Violin tune
• Camera flash
• Chair banging
• Plane engines flyby

The Nightmare Before Christmas:Trailer 1:25
Describe what the music sounds like,The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/

• Howling cat
• Deep voiced narration
• Squeaking
• Ghostly effects
• Christmas bells
• Screaming
• Cackling laughter
• Choir
• Violin
• splash effects
• Drapes opening and closing

The Dark Knight Rises:Trailer
Describe what the music sounds like,The instruments/sounds/SFX I can hear are:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836/

• Cheering
• American national anthem
• Dialogue
• Echoing swoop effects
• Explosions,crashes
• riot chanting
• Synthesised electric guitar
• Heavy beats to emphasise tension
• Uplifting music closer towards the light

Analysisng Music/Underscore

Musical Elements

Element             Definition

Instrumentation- Instrumentation refers to the particular instruments employed in a musical composition 

Tempo-Tempo is the speed or pace of any given piece

Dynamics- Dynamics Refers to the volume or sound of a note

Rhythm-Rhythm a regulated sound defined by varying degrees of strong and weak elements

Melody-Melody is a linear succession of musical notes

Texture-A structured layer of any given series of notes in various keys

Harmony-Harmony is the simultaneous use of chords or tones

 

                                                    

Understanding the Relationship between Sound and Picture

Moving Image Production

Film and TV Genre

Action	Adventure	Animation	Biography
Comedy	Crime	Documentary	Drama
Family	Fantasy	Film-Noir	Game-Show
History	Horror	Music	Musical
Mystery	News	Reality-TV	Romance
Sci-Fi	Sport	Talk-Show	Thriller
War	Western

 

• Online Gaming
• Video Blogging
• Stop Animation
• Flick Book
• Electronic Billboards
• 3D,4D
• Computer games
• APPS

Soundtrack

• Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world.  http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm 
• Non-diegetic sound is represented as coming from the a source outside story space.http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm
• Acapella
• Synthesizer
• Dialouge
• Sound Effects
• Transition Music
• Live Music
• Pre recorded
• Royalty-Free Music
• Ambient Sound 
• SFX

Soundtrack Production

• Microphones-Condensing and Dynamic 
• Instruments
• Editing Software
• Recording Studio  
• Auto Tuning
• On Location,Studio
• Mix,Edit,Sync,
• Produce