Big Fish

From the loud, in your face, circus inspired music to the quiet, calmer, mood inspired music when Edward Bloom died, the wall to wall music inspires the beautiful story about a man's life and love between a dieing father and his son. Danny Elfman composed the music for the Tim Burton film, Big Fish. The mixture of diagetic and non diagetic music fits in with the plot so well you feel as though the music is almost part of the plot.
Just like Danny Elfman's music inspired this amazing film, Danny Elfman was inspired by some of the great composers. Bernard Herrmann was one of the composers that Danny Elfman admires. His music for the film Psycho, was crucial for the film, according to Elfman. Elfman said, "I can't imagine almost any of the scenes in the movie working as well without the music — not just talking about the famous shower scene." I do not feel Big Fish would have been the same film if the music was either gone or different. One of the most important scenes in the film and examples of how the music in Big Fish truly effected the mood of the film was the last conversation between Will and Ed, right before Edward dies. Will is telling his father how he dies. During the parts of the scene where the audience of the film is seeing Will's story come to life, the music is happy and joyful. When the audience sees Will telling his father the story in the hospital the music is a little more quiet, less exciting, and a little more sad. I feel that this example of Danny Elfman's work was inspired by Bernard Herrmann.

The Color Purple

The music in the film The Color Purple was just as inspiring as the story itself. Listening to the music, one can almost hear the emotions of the characters. The music almost pushes the plot along, always giving us a little taste of what is going to happen next.
The music in the Color Purple was very inspired by the songs of the time. Jazz was a major influence, as we saw when Shug Avery was singing or when playing from a record in a room. Popular holiday music was also played during the film at the correct times in the film.
The use of ethnic tribal music was used and tied into Celie read her sisters letters. This music, which was originally from Africa where Nettie was, had the same beat or tempo as the sounds around Celie. The music in this film could be heard from beginning to end and both diagetic and non diagetic.

Ghandi

One of the most inspiration people throughout history to use the methods of nonviolence was Ghandi. He was so inspiring that he changed politics through his beliefs and convictions. Another aspect of this film that was inspired was the music. Having some traits that were common with the classic Hollywood sound, this film was mostly filled with music inspired by India, Hinduism, and the time period in which Ghandi lived.