P1. Music analysis notes + Submarine analysis

LO1 Use of music in film

- Creates an atmosphere 
- Creates mood 
- Triggers emotions/creates emotional cues for audience
- Establishes location,culture and time (motifs) 
- Emphasises action
- Helps the narrative 
- Hints to the emotional state of the characters 
- Establishes characters (themes and motive) 

Terminology

- Diegetic - Characters can hear 
- Non diegetic - Characters cant hear (Post production)
- Sound bridge - Leads into next scene 
- Contrapuntal sound - Opposite (Horrible action but happy music)
- Sonic wallpaper - Creates setting with just the sound 

Submarine analysis 

Purpose: 
The purpose of the music in submarine is to create the sonic wallpaper for the montage and flashbacks. It also helps the narrative flow and gives the audience clues about the character/s. 

Elements: 
The instrumentation is a flute and strings (orchestral). The tone is neither major nor minor but neutral. It also is "thinking music" and is busy,romantic and whimsical. Submarine has a dreamy tempo but has a bit of energy and is andante. The genre is the music used is classical. 

Meaning:
The meaning of the sequence is Oliver's thought process. It is subjective and shows the audience how he sees the world. Therefore the music is sincere and considerate, even when describing comical memories. The music has a "busy" quality to it. This is shown by it never resting into a set of melody. This reflects Oliver's thought process s he jumps from thought to thought to make sense of it. It is Oliver's internal soundtrack and reflects his character. His character is dreamy,reflective and romantic. The music has a classical timeless quality which gives a little indication of location and/or time. This suggests timelessness in terms of the films themes, combing of age and love.