MUSIC 2F03 Lecture 5: Lecture 5
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Worried that it would be a flop. How to use music very thoroughly worked out. Steiner reinvented rules for music used in film. Opening sequence, no music ~20mins through all development until ship gets to fog. Fog barrier around island, where mythical creatures live. Enter world of supernatural, music starts (also in horror films) No clear theme, music is consonant, drifts into btwn consonant and dissonant. See island for first time, steiner figure out rule where audience/film character hear music. Would not have blurring btwn what character can hear and what audience can hear in modern film unless it"s for comedic relief. Music accompaniment for sound film for the first time in king kong. Would not see this in modern film unless it"s a musical. Every foot step gets a tuba note hitting the action to point mickey mousing. A year after king kong, academy awards (oscars) gave awards to best original score.