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What many people may not realize is that music is an incredibly important part of film and television. If used correctly, it can enhance the emotions of any scene. For example, the music you're listening to right now is making me seem like the coolest, suavest guy in town. Get that wrong, sounds like this: "What many people may not realize is that music is an incredibly important part of film and television." Do you see what I mean?
That was just one example of how music can change the viewer's perspective. Let's have a look at a couple more.
"Hey, here's your tea."
"Oh, cheers."
"Did you put sugar in this?"
"Yeah, I did."
We assume the tea drinker isn't very happy with the fact sugar's being put in their tea because the music is telling us this. However, if we replace the music with something else, we get this:
"Did you put sugar in this?"
"Yeah, I did."
Looks like the sugar wasn't so sinister after all.
Let's have a look at another one. Meter can affect the way you observe and judge certain characters. The man we just saw seemed like a hero or some sort of leader, but to change the music, he looks like a villain. And now it looks like he's grieving.
Let's try another one. The music indicates that the man is running somewhere to do something good. This is what the music is telling us. But if we switch it around, now it looks like he's running away from something bad.
After watching the scene, we can assume that the man opening the case is revealing something to be unpleasant. Although we leave a soundtrack, it makes us seem as if the thing that was inside the case isn't scary, but rather upbeat and joyful. Today, I get an idea about powerful music is clever.