The structure of film music is based on the overall relationship between film music and movies.

Two structure types: frame structure and dotted structure. Concept: Refers to a structural type in a movie where the theme music serves as the framework of the music of the whole play, cares for and summarizes the content of the whole play, and runs through and develops it.

Suitable to carry important themes and genres, music often carries relatively rich connotations and connotations. Frequently use the penetration, development and variation techniques of theme tone.

Two types: development derived from theme music and development derived from theme songs.

1. The framework structure of the extended development of theme music

It is the first structural type to appear in the development process of film music. It is also the most common structure in current movies.

One or more theme music runs throughout the play. Often represent very important characters, places or emotional clues in the movie.

Single theme structure, dual theme structure and multiple theme structure

a. Single theme structure

Concept: refers to the theme music that only serves as the framework in the movie. She serves as the core of music throughout the play.

Example analysis: "The Red Violin"

"Anna's Theme":

1. The mysterious sadness of Cremona

2 , The freshness and elegance of Vienna

3. The romantic wildness of Oxford

4. The suppressed sadness of Shanghai

5. The calmness and serenity of Cremona

b. Dual theme structure

Concept: refers to the two theme music as frameworks in the movie. These two themes often represent different meanings and have equal importance in the play.

Example Analysis 1: "Casablanca"

1. The song "As Time Goes By", as the love line of the film, represents the difficult relationship between the hero and heroine Rick and Ilsa. A love that has to be given up but has to be given up;

2. The French national anthem "La Marseillaise", as the political line of the film, represents the response of residents from various countries who came to Casablanca, especially members of the underground party, to the Nazi atrocities. determination to resist and fight.

Example Analysis 2: "Go Back in Time 70 Years"

1. "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" represents the relationship between McKenna and Collier A kind of connection, which is relatively subtle;

Second, the theme of turning back time is a clear portrayal of the love between the two, which seems more straightforward.

c. Multi-theme structure

Concept: There are three or more theme music as frameworks in the movie, each of which represents an important character or emotional color in the play.

Multiple theme structure is the most common structural pattern in frame music structure

Example analysis 1: Doctor Edward

(1) Use of overture and finale

The use of themes A, B, and C indicates to the audience the happy ending of the film.

(2) The use of subtitle music

Introducing a new musical element D, which makes people shudder. The E theme is used as transitional music.

(3) Synchronization of sound and picture in the scene

Scene music is directly derived from the theme music, and the penetration and development of the theme are completed in the process of synchronous configuration of sound and picture.

(4) Continuous use of music

The music lasts for a long time, spanning several scenes, and forms various changes according to the content of the film and the theme music as the framework.

(5) Use of music in the climax

Each theme has a clear emotional meaning when it appears. When you need to express a specific emotion or atmosphere in a film, you can use it directly.

The seven themes of "Doctor Edward"

Theme A:

Light and lively

Theme B:

Neutral

Theme C:

Love theme

Theme D:

Paranoid theme

Theme E :

Transitional connection

Theme F:

Implicit love

Theme G:

Murder theme

Example Analysis 2: "Blue"

Due to the existence of multiple theme music, films with a multi-theme music structure often have a symphony-like music layout. Theme music, scene music, and even the music at the end of the film will become an important part of the overall structure of the music.

(1) Several theme music related to the fate of the characters

A symbolic theme tone that expresses Julie’s tragic fate:

Julie’s husband The Pattis theme of the concerto created represents the spiritual existence of Julie’s husband:

Theme music composed by Olive:

(2) Unique “empty mirror music”

In the film, the director often unconventionally uses black mirrors that last for tens of seconds to highlight the music. The music is not only highlighted by the camera, but actually extends the picture, integrating with the emotions and scenes. It's natural.

(3) Generalized and developmental ending music

The ending music is a highly abstract and highly summarized metaphor, with a structure similar to the ending of a symphony in sonata form.

From the beginning of the chorus, a series of pictures of the central figure appeared, which seemed to summarize the story in the film.

The 2-minute long Pattis theme and the close-up of Julie's head are not only a retrospective, but also seem to imply a knot that can never be untied.

Is the female neighbor’s kind affection, sympathy and special interpretation of her career also a kind of life?

The lives of the Pied Piper and Julie seem to be very different, but why do they appear in front of Julie so many times? Is there any inevitable connection?

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In addition:

If the theme music of the film is a theme music with philosophical feelings, or a theme music with some symbolic effect , then the distinction between the theme music and the scene music is not very obvious. At this time, the music structure of the film still belongs to the framework structure developed from the theme music, but the theme music cares about the film from a higher level.

The framework structure of the extended development of the theme song

As a musical form that summarizes the plot of the movie, the theme song has two forms of melody:

One One is that the melody of the theme song is developed throughout the whole play as the main line of music and is combined with specific scene music. At this time, the role of the melody of the theme song is actually equivalent to the theme music;

Another In this form, the melody of the theme song has nothing to do with the specific soundtrack in the film, but it can use the atmosphere it creates to create an overall artistic framework for the film. In the process of the development of the storyline, the music is mainly a point-and-click scene. music.

a. The theme song melody runs through a developmental frame structure

For movies using this structure, the theme song melody plays the same role as the theme music. In other words, the theme song is formed by connecting several theme music together and adding lyrics.

b. Theme song melody does not participate in the framework structure of the overall development

The theme songs in TV dramas are not used as the theme tone in most cases to carry out the overall development. Focus on the use of lyrics. The artistic conception governs the whole play. But the theme song can be repeated once every episode is played, so the theme song melody actually plays a role throughout the entire drama. And there are often some partially permeable music that represent specific images and emotions, which is also a way to make up for the unification of the musical image of the work.

Concept: There is no theme music that occupies a core position in the music of the film. Almost all the music in the play is scene music or interludes specially created for independent scenes, or transitional transition music, as a highlight. to add color and color to the movie.

In terms of modification methods, stipple-type music structures can be divided into four types: plot stipple, transitional stipple, color stipple and comprehensive stipple.

Plot description

Concept: Music in movies can participate in the scene, thereby promoting the development of the plot and creating an atmosphere.

Characteristics: "Cherish music like gold", but once you use music, you must let it shine. So it often appears in movies that rely on plot to win.

Transitional point painting

Concept: The music in the movie basically does not participate in the plot, and only plays a role in the transition of a scene.

Features: The proportion of music is small, and each piece of music is relatively short. Music is only used as a means of transition.

Color stipple painting

Concept: It is the most commonly used music stipple method among dot structures.

Features: There are many types of music, and the usage of music is also relatively large. Its function is similar to that of sound, so it is more common in many action movies and science fiction movies.

Example analysis: "The Matrix"

The film uses a lot of music, reaching 100 minutes. The composition is extremely complex, including traditional orchestral instruments, electroacoustic instruments, chorus, MIDI synthesized music, and other special instruments.

The soundtrack of this film pursues not melody, but changes in dynamics and rhythm.

Music and audio become one.

Comprehensive pointillism

Concept: Most film works that use pointillism music structures will contain plot, transitional and color pointillism music. If it is difficult to distinguish which type of pointillism is dominant, we can call its musical structure a comprehensive pointillism structure.