Star Wars is an epic space opera film series created by George Lucas, which includes galactic battles, theatrical adventure, as well as chivalric romance. The music, mainly composed by John Williams, gives depth to the storyline and is something that fans of all ages will always remember. The specific Star Wars movie that I have chosen to analyze is Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, which was released on May 25, 1983.
To begin, Whirligig by Paul Fleischman tells the story of Brent. He ends up killing a young girl named Lea. He has to deal with the consequence of his actions throughout the book. In addition, Whirligig has a strong theme, of everything happens for a reason, that is present throughout the story. First of all, after Lea’s death, her parents asked Brent to make Whirligigs to help keep her spirit alive.
Music is used all over the world in movies, plays, and other entertainments. Musical composers are widely known for their talent to create their own original pieces. Each unique composer specializes in a different category of theater and occasionally many categories. One very famous film composer, John Towner Williams, is a very significant part of music history considering his family history, adult development, and musical accomplishments. John Williams, American composer, conductor, and pianist is highly appreciated for his marvelous work of fine arts.
The book I read was Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen. In Nightjohn, a slave girl named Sarny is taught how to read and write by another slave named Nightjohn. Sarny slips up and writes a word in front of the slave master, Waller, can see. Waller blames Sarny, then Mammy until finally, Nightjohn says he taught Sarny. After Nightjohn’s injuries from his punishment, he escapes.
When dealing with fast food the question becomes, Where do we point the finger? The essay "Don’t Blame the Eater" written by David Zinczenko and "What You Eat Is Your Business" by Radely Balko, both explore the issue of fast food eating. The contradiction presents its-self when trying to figure out who is to blame for the health problems people face due to fast food. David Zinczenko sympathizes with kids and argue that by providing nutrition labels it will help the people make better choices, while Radely Balko stress the idea that people should take self responbilitie. Although each essay has very many strong points and were written very well "Don’t Blame the Eater" was written better than the essay "What You Eat is your Business" due to abundance of evidence and background.
Most, if not all, sound in the film could be categorized as diegetic meaning that it originates in the world of the film. I found this to be one of the most spectacular aspects of the film. The sounds of children playing, city sirens, and the reoccurring music coming from the composer’s apartment and other unseen sources all add a sense of environment and realness to the theatrical stage-like set. Also as Fawell described, much of the sound in the film is asynchronous and comes from off screen action, often either contrasting or complimenting what is being shown in frame. For instance, the sound coming from the composer’s apartment is used as “Lisa’s theme” and often plays during intimate or romantic sequences in the film, highlighting Lisa’s desires and romantic intuitions.
Most people assume that their lives are constant from day to day, the same routine goes to school or work, some afternoon activities and so on. But what most of us don’t imagine is that we are so close to the edge, tragedies that seem foreign to us appear from nowhere and turn our lives upside down. In long way gone, a story of a child soldier named Ishmael Beah, many tragedies, events has bestowed upon him, and he to choose to die or survive. These tragedies have transformed him from innocent child to ruthless child soldier to rehabilitate adult with the scars of war that destroyed his country.
The second half of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones explores a variety of themes, all of which example the relationship between the main character’s version of heaven and the real world. Susie Salmon’s story about her “perfect life” in heaven and her family’s very imperfect lives on earth can be seen as proof that the grass is always greener on the other side. This is illustrated through the drastic measures each member of the Salmon family takes to cope with Susie’s murder and the ways Susie wishes to be back on Earth with them. Sebold shows how one theme is connected to another by linking humans’ constant desire of things they do not have with the theme of fleeing.
Projector: Themes Presenter: The two most common themes that runs through Steven Spielberg's films are family issues and the use of John Williams music [Item 4]. There are twelve films that have been directed by Steven Spielberg that have had a John William Sound track including Close encounters and E.T. Projector:Use of John Williams soundtrack in Steven Spielberg
' It 's interesting to see how much Tarantino resamples from different genre movies into his own movies. We all know that Tarantino is a cinephile and a movie nerd. It would be important to start from his use of music in his stylistic titles sequences or opening sequence of every film. All his movies from 'Reservoir Dogs ' to 'Hateful Eight ' have very peculiar audio-visual styles for the opening sequences.
The use of stylistic techniques such as sound, both diegetic and nondiegetic and the way characters act in The Wizard of Oz, showcases the conventions of a musical fantasy. In the scene where Dorothy sang her solo of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” ” is interwoven in the narrative of the film to illustrate and her underlying intention to flee away from home without her having to put it across in words to the audience. The tune of the song is tweaked and reproduced with variances and used throughout the film to highlight pivotal moments in the film, lending familiarity to us, channelling the same kind of hopefulness that Dorothy is feeling. The rhythm of the song also complements the musical film which accentuates the development of the narrative (Study Guide).
Tim Burton’s films utilize music to enrich the viewing experience of all of his films. In the introduction of the movie Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton
Ishaan Jerabek Thematic Essay (the gun) The main theme in the gun, a realistic fiction story by Carol Ellis, is Your Actions have Consequences. The gun is a story about a teen aged boy named Derek who finds .38 caliber revolver in a vacant lot and picks it up he takes it to school and sort of shows it off. then after school he takes the gun and a friend to a wooded area near some train tracks. He shoots the gun at some bottles and cans stopping when the trains pass by Then when the gun is empty he goes and dumps the gun back where he found it.
When the inventor died in Edward Scissorhands there was music that projected a sad mood. This helps the audience connect with the movie more and intrigues the audience more. As Edward and Kim were talking there was angelic, happy music that becomes louder as Edward and Kim hug. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when Charlie finds the money on the ground, Burton uses happy music to project an exciting and magical feeling to the audience. In Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Edward Scissorhands Burton uses camera movements, camera angles, and non-diegetic music to set a certain mood that the audience should feel.
In Hollywood, it’s rare, very rare for a name to be associated with as many great projects as John Williams is. Aside from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, I can think of no one but Williams to sit on that throne, and rightfully so. The films he composed for are now either cult classics, regarded as genre-starters or artistic masterpieces. It is virtually impossible to list all of Williams’ scores, specially when most, if not all, are considered works of art that deserves full on explanation of their whys and hows. Having said that, some of his work reached and surpassed your good ol’ epicness level to reach a whole new level. Of those works, the most notoriously known is Star Wars.
