Essays on Soundtrack

The Lost Boys is a vampire movie that was released in 1987 and even after almost 30 years it still remains one of the most legendary movies about vampires, despite the fact that many other similar movies appeared after it. The movie became so successful that it won a Saturn Award for the Best Horror Movie and gathered over 32 million dollars in the American Box Office. The Lost Boys changed the perspective and images of vampires, and has made vampires more attractive by making them almost sex symbols. It is even possible to say that probably without The ...

Deadpool

Introduction The film score which is also called the background music of the film also forms the film’s soundtrack which is timed to begin and end specific points in the movie. It is also used to heighten the dramatic plot and the emotional impact of the film for the audiences. It is written under the guidance of the director because it is important that the music used in the film would be related to the scenes or sequences. The film industry acknowledges the importance of the background music and soundtrack of the film because it is used to ...

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

Introduction

Music can serve different purposes that are important on setting an emotional pace on a movie in order to enhance the storytelling and the experience of the audience. This is the film score’s strongest function as it can set the tone of the movie or a certain scene in the movie. With the film score, it makes it possible to classify the genre and the level of drama present in the movie. It is also used in order to create plot twists in the movie. Another strong function of music is by getting into ...

The Coal Country documentary is a masterpiece. It entails a fascinating investigation of the environmental, societal, and political effects concerning coal mining in Appalachia. As a matter of fact, the film pays attention to the removal of the mountaintop (Boelte, 2015). It is well documented that mountaintop removal is a procedure where mountains are razed by explosives so that extractors and other agencies can reveal the coal exposed in mountain tops. The film director has perfected his art as the documentary sends a strong environmental message vis-à-vis the damage caused by this type of exploration. The Coal Country ...

Killer of Sheep is a black and white movie, shot on weekends by the African American student Charles Burnett who is famous for the depicting street life in his films, as well as African American experience. This film is a substantial piece of black history in America. (Yigitce, n.d.). Though Killer of Sheep has not been broadcast widespread due to its soundtrack, the film became a real knockout. Charles Burnett could not purchase the rights for the film’s soundtrack. However, the film was announced a national treasure, and was one of the first films with historical significance (p. ...

Arturo Sandoval is an outstanding musician who had to overcome a lot of difficulties in order to be able to do the job he was born to – playing the jazz music. Life of Sandoval recalls a musical history book that describes two disparate worlds. For the people who were raised up in the States, it may be hard to imagine what obstacles Arturo Sandoval was faced with to become a jazz musician. He is a great son of Cuba, and this country should be proud of him, but when Sandoval was at the beginning of his career, the government ...

Mission: Impossible in a spy thriller movie franchise. First film of the series was released in 1996, and follows Ethan Hunt, agent of IMF, on the trail of a mole, in a role made famous by Tom Cruise. The film itself is based on television series of the same name that lasted from 1966 to 1973. Use of music in this film is now iconic, especially the main theme. It is based on the original theme song from the television series, composed by Lalo Schifrin. It had unusual rhythm for the time, but very obvious jazz influence, motifs now ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The film, American Psycho (Harron, 2000) is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture taken to its absolute extreme and is hugely successful ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The 2000 film, American Psycho is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture taken to its absolute extreme and is hugely successful in ...