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Functions of Film Music

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1st Function - music can be used to either intensify or relax the pace of the film

Opening scene from JAWS 1975. John Williams, Composer

2nd Function - is to reflect emotion

Somewhere In Time 1980. John Berry, Composer

3rd Function - to create "unspoken" thoughts of a character or unseen implications of a situation

Song of Bernadette 1943. Alfred Newman, Composer

4th Function - music is used to parallel or underscore the action

Ben-Hur 1959. Miklos Rozsa, Composer

5th Function - to create atmosphere of time and place.

Braveheart 1995. James Horner, Composer

6th Function - to create comedy

Airplane 1977. Elmer Bernstein, Composer

7th Function - to provide unity or coherence to a story

James Bond Theme. 

8th Function - source music or background music that accompanies the action of the film 
9th Function - when music plays against the action
10th Function- to speed up scenes that are too slow or slow scenes down that are moving too fast. 

Pearl Harbor 2001.  Hans Zimmer, Composer

11th Function - used as a neutral background filter
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