Music is a form of art that can change the mood or feeling of something instantly. It's fluid and flexible in the way that using different artists and styles can change the entire feel of whatever it is being used for. Movies are an incredible spot where music is everything. There isn't a single modern movie I could name that doesn't have a form of music within it. From scene to scene the different kinds of music alter the way we interpret what is going on. Guardian of the Galaxy is an iconic Marvel Cinematic Studio film that is known for just this. The soundtrack of these films is known for creating a kind of nostalgia as the music constantly being played is from the 70s and 80s. The power this soundtrack holds in changing the emotion of …show more content…
Sync does not only account for movies and films, it also includes things such as video games. However, when this game came out there was quite a bit of controversy among the people who were playing it. Consumers of the game were streaming the game on their live streams with the volume on. These streamers were getting paid for their streams but were not aware that what they were doing was illegal and many were violating the DMCA or the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (Newsweek) The music from the game was playing in the background of the stream therefore songs written by songwriters and other music industry professionals were not getting the proper licensing or attention in which they deserved. We've discussed many different ways audio can be used alongside visual works and because there was a video game with music, the people streaming and advertising the music were not supposed to be playing it without the proper permission. We see this even within youtube videos where content creators are no longer allowed to have music playing without the proper rights because their content will be copyright flagged as they do not own the music they are playing and artists and songwriters need to be compensated correctly for the art they have …show more content…
They both impact the other so heavily because as stated before music can tell its own story. It's just a matter of making sure the people who created the beautiful art get compensated for their work, this is why sync and sync licensing is so important when it comes to movies and the music industry working together. Music is something that can create an uproar of emotions and change how you interpret something like a movie. Guardians of the galaxy truly caused a natural phenomenon in the media because of its soundtrack and how the powerful choices of music played in the success of the movie. The soundtrack was able to reach #1 on the Billboard top 200 because it was so well chosen. This impacted the success of the production greatly and changed the way a lot of people felt the connection between music and movies. Music is nostalgic. Music is powerful and most of all music is something that tells its very own story, whether we want to believe that or not is up for us to interpret for