Music and the CW.
Music is what gets a lot of people through the day, through a long night of home work, or just through a tough situation. The tone of a song, the lyrics, and just the existence of a tune can make all your troubles dissapear, even for just a moment. Since I’ve started writing for 451 press, I like to think about the characters, plot lines, where the series is going, and so on. However, I hardly ever think about the music that makes a scene what it is. Full of emotional turmoil. Music relaxes us, it helps us get into the mood of whatever that certain scene may be about. They’ll play sad music for a depressing scene, fast paced music for an action, and so on. I’ve been recently looking into some behind-the-scenes articles and such, and I don’t think any one really realizes the time and effort it takes for a music scorer to score the correct music into a scene. They have a wide range of selection of course, and it may not seem like it to us, the viewers, but to music scorers, picking the perfect song can be quite difficult. They have to choose just the right song that will make that scene jump out at you, because the scene alone is not enough, because as I said before, music relaxes us, and allows us to feel what those characters would be feelings, and so the music, must be in keeping with the mood. One show that is a great example would be One Tree Hill. They use very few well known artists, but their music is always just right in each scene, and that makes their scenes, all that more amazing.
January 17th, 2007 at 3:05 am
I’ve been exposed to a wide range of musical talents through shows such as One Tree Hill, where songs and lyrics carry a significant role in telling the tales of its characters. The CODA in the final minutes of each episode tie together all the events in a creative attempt to show the viewers how their journeys intertwine. A powerful example is during 309 of One Tree Hill. Stray’s Don’t Sleep “For Blue Skies” plays in the background in the scenes where the main couples Nathan/Haley and Lucas/Brooke reconcile. The words “I forgive you” are whispered.