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.