Question Description
I'm working on a writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Pick a scene in a fiction film or episode of a television show that contains music. You cannot write about a scene we have already discussed in class. Choose an example that you can rewatch as you write this reflection. Discuss the function of the music in the scene. Do not look up published discussions of the film. This reflection should be based on your own thoughts and observations. Your post should answer these questions:
Is the music newly composed or pre-existing?
- If it is newly composed, who composed it?
- If it is pre-existing, where is it from?
- If you don’t know, search the film on IMBD. Scroll to the section titled “Soundtracks” and click “See more.” Most (but not all) films will have a listing of the main pieces of music featured in the film.
Is the music diegetic or nondiegetic?
- If it’s ambiguous, explain why.
What function does the music serve in this scene? Here are some possibilities (it’s likely that the music serves several different functions simultaneously):
- setting the mood for the scene
- expressing a character’s thoughts, emotions, or psychological states
- suggesting how the viewer ought to regard characters or events in this scene
- inducing emotional states in the viewer (e.g., tension, fear, relaxation, cheerfulness)
- foreshadowing future events in the narrative
- expressing the filmmakers’ attitudes towards the characters or events of the scene
- imparting formal properties such as coherence, continuity, or closure
Please clearly indicate the title of the film or TV show (consult the formatting guidelines below), the year it was released (in brackets), as well as a very brief description of the scene. Confine plot summary to the bare minimum required to answer the above questions. Posts that ONLY summarize the plot of the film will need to be rewritten. If possible, include a URL to this scene on YouTube or other website.
Take a moment to review the guidelines about formatting titles:
- titles of large-scale works like films, TV shows, and books should be in italics
- Kurosawa’s Ran
- titles of songs and journal articles should be in quotation marks
- Garland’s performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in The Wizard of Oz
- generic titles of works of Western classical music should be capitalized but not in italics or quotation marks
- Mahler’s First Symphony
- Piano Sonata in A Major by Mozart
Aim to write about 400 words. This reflection is due on November 26.
Explanation & Answer
Please view explanation and answer below.
1
Music and Film
Name
Institution Affiliated
2
Music and Film
I am a big Marvel Cinematic Universe fan and I have watched each and every one of
their movies, series, and animations ever since they started producing them. For this
assignment, I chose a scene from the newly released Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of
the Ten Rings. I chose to pick a scene from t6his specific movie as I believe it seamlessly
combines the modern world with legends of the old world within the movie, serving to raise
the curiosity of the...