MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Barry Levinson, Quentin Tarantino, Modern Theatres
17 Sep 2013
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Stuck in the middle with you, 70"s bubble gum hit, used in torture scene in which a cop had his ear cut off with a barber"s blade. Visually, clip emphasized pov of the tortured, which song puts the viewer in the torturer"s head. Scene 1: orchestral score played over scene of boy catching baseball in slow motion. Scene 2: shows boy as an adult, reminiscing on the past, with quiet, eerie, music in the background. Scene 3: boy, as adult, carving a baseball bat, with upbeat, successful music in the background. Themes: bat, childhood, romance: music reflected the emotion. Coined the term, total artwork, wanting to incorporate all the elements of lighting, visuals, philosophy, etc. He achieved musical unity, connecting scenes using the same music, and created a flow. (one song, happy to sad) He used leitmotifs, a short musical fragment that"s repeated over and over again as a theme. (jaw"s.
