E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

The music that John William's created for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial captures both the innocence of childhood and new expierences, as well as the moods that both ET and Elliott experience throught the film. It has many of the same aspects of the classical hollywood underscoring that we have seen before. The playful underscoring can be heard through almost the whole film.
We also see the use of leitmotifs. The hunter's leitmotif has a more aggressive sound than that of ET or Elliott. The music also seems to move or move along with the plot. The music in this film also has a unique mystical or magical senses to it. It has a little bit of suspense built in with some mystery.

The Sting

Music during the opening credits are clues to the leitmotifs and main themes of the music throughout the entire film. This is why I was a little confused when hearing the music in the opening credits for the first time. When I thought of the title "The Sting," I thought of the words bite, Peirce, hurt, thrust, or wound. Before viewing the film I thought that the music would be like that of "Psycho," piercing, unpleasant, and almost hurtful to your ears. This explained my confusion when hearing upbeat music from the early 1900's.
The music was upbeat, playful, and cheerful, similar to that of the music in silent films. Though the music did not seem to go with the title of the film it went fit in with the plot of the film. Con artists living the life they wanted while setting up a big.
The music was also used very sporadically throughout the film. It would stop as unexpectedly as it started. Overall I thought that when viewing the film as a whole, the music seemed to fit very well with the plot.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird is not just one of my favorite novels but also one of my all time favorite movies. The music throughout the film had some traits of classic hollywood, such as the "Mikey Mousing" when the children were running from Boo Radley, and during the opening credits when a young child was humming along to the coloring. There was also some leitmotifs in this film, though I did not find there were a certain character's leitmotif. The Radley house and the mystery that lies within the walls. Overall I found the music in this film to be very unique and extremely perfect in telling this tale.

Casablanca

I had never seen Casablanca before yesterday. I knew it was a classic and had some pretty famous quotes but I had never thought of the music in the film. That's why when I turned on the movie and heard the music in the credits I was surprised. It portrayed the frantic, frazzled emotions of the occupants in Europe during World War II, as well as the suspense that was incorporated into the plot of the movie. Another song that played directly into the plot of Casablanca was the song "As Time Goes By." This song brought up the past of Rick and Ilsa, the movies two main characters. It was played throughout the film to bring up the past, bringing them together in the present and sending them into the future. "Music can help build a sense of community." In Casablanca, the music played in Rick's American Cafe, brought Americans together in Europe. They played songs in English, opposed to German or other well known languages throughout Europe. At one point in the film everyone in the cafe was singing along in high spirits. The music in this film brought people together to form a community away from their homes. To summarize the music in this film was not only suppensefull, intriging, touching, and moving. It added untertones that were neccessary to the film and really created the background for the film. d never seen Casablanca before yesterday. I knew it was a classic and had some pretty famous quotes but I had never thought of the music in the film. That's why when I turned on the movie and heard the music in the credits I was surprised. It portrayed the frantic, frazzled emotions of the occupants in Europe during World War II, as well as the suspense that was incorporated into the plot of the movie. Another song that played directly into the plot of Casablanca was the song "As Time Goes By." This song brought up the past of Rick and Ilsa, the movies two main characters. It was played throughout the film to bring up the past, bringing them together in the present and sending them into the future. "Music can help build a sense of community." In Casablanca, the music played in Rick's American Cafe, brought Americans together in Europe. They played songs in English, opposed to German or other well known languages throughout Europe. At one point in the film everyone in the cafe was singing along in high spirits. The music in this film brought people together to form a community away from their homes. To summarize the music in this film was not only suppensefull, intriging, touching, and moving. It added untertones that were neccessary to the film and really created the background for the film.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

There are many leitmotifs in the film The Adventures of Robin Hood, that was composed by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Robin Hood and the Saxon's leitmotif was a springy sound made by string instruments. Prince John and the Norman Army had a harsher sound made by horn instruments. Marian has a leitmotif that is soft and usually blended into another leitmotif since she was not by herself very often. King Richard the Lion Hearted has a leitmotif that symbolized the good and somewhat resembled Robin Hood's leitmotif. During the many fighting scenes throughout the film, both sounds were combined to form one sound that represented the emotions, actions, and struggles of both sides. John Williams music for films such as Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park reminded me of the music that I heard in Erich Wolfgang Korngold's The Adventures of Robin Hood. Both used the characters leitmotifs and transformed them to fit the scenes or to accompany another character's leitmotif. Both composers also use different sounds for the good and the evil.