When I first started watching On the Waterfront the music sounded harsh. It was loud, strong, and dominant. I suspected that the music would continue this way for the entire movie, but was surprised to discover that the music just stopped in some places, then picked up in a traditional manner again. Another thing thing that struck me as odd was that the music just started, sounded harsh and aggressive. There was no fading in or out of the music. The music simply started and stopped.
Music can make certain important speeches or dialogues in the movie more intense or emotional. The music can influence how the viewer perceives the speech as well. In On the Waterfront there was almost no music during any of the important dialogues.
I found that the music in On the Waterfront did not match any of the other composers that we have studied so far. There was no real leitmotifs or general themes, other than the harsh sounds of the instruments in this movie.
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