sometimes I think no one reads these things, so I wanna put really dumb stuff for the title to see if anyone notices

The subject of this particular blog tonight is is something I think deserves everyone's appreciation: music in movies. Normally, when I'm watching a movie,  music is the one of the last things that I tend to notice. It's something that usually isn't in the foreground and plays more of a support role. However, without music, films would be absolutely abysmal. I was thinking about this recently as I've been nerding it up this week and watching The Lord of the Rings film series again. Howard Shore, the composer for the trilogy, is able to capture the emotions of what is happening in a particular scene and translate each feeling into music in a remarkably beautiful way. His music isn't something that you consciously hear as you watch the movies. It is something that you feel. Often the music is in the background and seeks to only enhance the emotions of each scene. This is exactly what I think music in movies should strive to accomplish. However, what is so brilliant about his composing is that he knows when to make the music the audiences main focus. This is often done in battle scenes or when there is little dialogue between the characters.  The music makes what the actors are doing something more. Their is a greater sense of what is happening could be real and isn't just being acted out by full grown men in make up.


This song perfectly exemplifies how Howard Shores composing is able to make a scene feel like more then just a movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAb-fqBrUsY