Music in Movies

As a lover of music, a movie having a good soundtrack is important to me. There are three routes a film can take when it comes to its music. They can have an original score made for the film, use pre existing music or a combination of the two. The Dark night had an all-original score made for the film and it won Academy Awards for the effort. I have seen a behind the scenes look at the making of the music for the film and the amount of work that went into it is astounding syncing certain parts of the song with parts of the movie and even creating low melodies that you might not even notice the first time watching it.

Quentin Tarentino is known for his selection of music in his films, turning previously unknown songs and turning them into instant classics just because they were the movies theme song. The song Little Green Bag from Reservoir Dogs was previously unknown to me before the film, but now it holds a spot on the most played section on my iPod.

Unfortunately the Twilight movies are worth noting because they are known for their use of the day’s hits and songs made specifically for the movies by hit artists like Metric.