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Title: CAN SOMEONE ANALYSE THE MUSIC OF THIS SCENE!!
Post by: anthony.ly119 on March 05, 2018, 07:37:47 pm
Hello!!! Theres this music track that plays as soon as u click this link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df4IL_yQAeU&feature=youtu.be&t=5803    that i would like an analysis of as a person who studies/studied music will have a much more thorough analysis. Im trying to describe how its conveys luxury life and happiness
Title: Re: CAN SOMEONE ANALYSE THE MUSIC OF THIS SCENE!!
Post by: jamonwindeyer on March 05, 2018, 08:22:56 pm
Hey hey! You definitely don't need a full aural analysis of a film score for English - They don't expect English students to use HSC Music skills ;)

That said, some things I'd throw in:

- It's in a major key, so like, good times! At least the bit immediately playing at that link - It shifts to minor pretty quickly.
- There's a nice crescendo there, could be seen to convey power and luxury?
- The brass instruments convey a sense of royalty

Hope it helps :)
Title: Re: CAN SOMEONE ANALYSE THE MUSIC OF THIS SCENE!!
Post by: anthony.ly119 on March 05, 2018, 08:43:43 pm
Thanks Jamon! Its just that my assessment is heavily focused on the musical score since its a listening task! :)
Title: Re: CAN SOMEONE ANALYSE THE MUSIC OF THIS SCENE!!
Post by: jamonwindeyer on March 05, 2018, 08:49:27 pm
Thanks Jamon! Its just that my assessment is heavily focused on the musical score since its a listening task! :)

Brutal!! A listening task for Metropolis? What even is that ;D

Even still, you'll still be focusing on the conceptual. What I just gave you would be enough for a paragraph! EG:

The use of brass instruments in the score conveys a sense of royalty, a clear and effective choice by Lang to communicate the luxury of... blah blah blah.

Do that three times, stick an intro and a conclusion ;) I find that analysing music for English tends to get too mechanical if you get into specific aural analysis. I'm not going to say you should waffle, but like, you're doing a listening task on Metropolis. They can't expect magic ;)