Read
With Impact
For Music ‘read’
for narrative characteristics, atmosphere, and emotion.
Journal
a.
What music genres would be a good back sound to
your story?
b.
What do you find yourself humming when you’re
working on it?
Read
a.
Review a music video in mute—look for narration
characteristics
b.
Listen to the music only—what does it add re
atmosphere/emotion
c.
Looks at the lyrics—is there a story line?
d.
Watch the video again but now with the sound, what
is your response?
Note: I suggest you also look at some of the
earliest videos produced, such as Billy Joel’s, over thirty years ago as well
as current.
Respond
How can
you incorporate the ambience into your story? It’s almost impossible to quote
lyrics or words from songs, but you can use the beats as a template. Substitute
your own words and write out a few lines for your character to sing.
Applications:
1.
Find a song that has been done by many artists and
across musical styles. Which versions highlight what aspects of either the
words themselves or the emotional resonance?
2.
List ways you adapt those characteristics to
differentiate atmosphere or tension in one of your scenes.
3.
Take a movie or play that has been done over a
period of several decades and note the difference in musical scores. Phantom of the Opera and Hamlet would be two good examples. Note
how relevant, or not, costumes are to a musical production.
4.
Or revisit silent movies and early talking movies
where the musical score had to carry a heavy weight.
5. Read
your opening scene as if it were a movie. What image/sound would the camera
capture?
Share: If you
wrote a new song, share one line. :)
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