Brian Satterwhite: Why Does Film Need Music?

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Why does film need music? Seems like an easy question to answer considering the audience I’m proposing it to. We certainly have a...

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Gateway Scores: Men in Black

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When Jai asked us to write a Blog this week on the score that got us into the business, or at least opened our eyes to the industry, I was...

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Silence is Golden

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Why is music used here? and What is its function? Before diving headlong into an analytical frenzy surrounding the functions of film music, I want to begin by establishing a frame of reference by which the very existence of film music centers. In doing that one must not immediately look at specific moments in film that are supported by music but rather moments which are not.

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