tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post3968745714369499255..comments2023-11-02T01:26:40.503-07:00Comments on Background Score: Sound Effects Vs MusicP.S. Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-88157134267927881332008-08-07T20:57:00.000-07:002008-08-07T20:57:00.000-07:00Vinith - I have seen Pather Panchali. Sitar and Fl...Vinith - I have seen Pather Panchali. Sitar and Flute pieces (Pandit Ravi Shankar is the composer) are unforgettable...P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-2790741622566150952008-08-07T09:40:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:40:00.000-07:00Satyajit Ray's words are true indeed.Have you watc...Satyajit Ray's words are true indeed.<BR/>Have you watched Pather Panchali?<BR/>I watched it recently, the movie has very little music, that too not when characters speak. Music has been used only when some scene of nature comes on the screen. Thats really great.<BR/>If you have not watched the movie yet, please do watch it. All that you need is patience to sit for 2hrs. But am sure passionate music lovers like us would enjoy the movie.Vinithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473007967304538381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-13842581248521373612008-07-30T03:06:00.000-07:002008-07-30T03:06:00.000-07:00Hi Bharath and Vijay - I found an interesting arti...Hi Bharath and Vijay - I found an interesting article on Music in Hitchcock's movies. You may like it<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7268315P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-71364817205514159442008-07-30T01:26:00.000-07:002008-07-30T01:26:00.000-07:00Bharath - Thats new to me. So, Can I put it this w...Bharath - Thats new to me. <BR/><BR/>So, Can I put it this way?<BR/><BR/>"Sound design or Effects is as creative as writing a background music. Sound effects or background music or both can be used to effectively communicate a film makers vision."P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-28745682241187095542008-07-29T22:31:00.000-07:002008-07-29T22:31:00.000-07:00I was just about to say "Birds". The score was ent...I was just about to say "Birds". The score was entirely done using an instrument called trautonium. Oskar Sala was its inventor. It doesn't have traditional orchestral score. Going back to our original discussion, sound designer is very much a creative position. One of my acquaintances working on these kind of films says that everybody pitches their idea and director chooses which he feels tells the story better. Sound designer seems to have a different meaning for different directors in different parts of the world. But when I say I am an aspiring sound designer, I do mean all elements/forms of sound we can use for telling a story :)Bharath Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992636843029269304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-23686956600930339062008-07-29T21:01:00.000-07:002008-07-29T21:01:00.000-07:00Vijay - Haven't seen 'Birds' yet... But when I che...Vijay - Haven't seen 'Birds' yet... But when I checked Wiki, it says Bernard Hermann, Oskar sala and Remi Gassmann are the composers of the score... Anyway will check out the movie and then decideP.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-9896120562031330552008-07-29T12:10:00.000-07:002008-07-29T12:10:00.000-07:00Suresh,I am not sure if you've already seen this m...Suresh,<BR/>I am not sure if you've already seen this movie but I would recommend a vintage Hitchcock movie - 'Birds' - in the context of background score. Well, there is no background score in that movie. Another of Hitchcock's gems. I would assume that in this level of concept oriented sound design the director is the chief sound designer. It is all atmosphere in this case. <BR/>The standard disclaimer is that it changes from film maker to film maker and from movie to movie.Vijay Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200500399432772433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-86197367862293894012008-07-28T23:58:00.000-07:002008-07-28T23:58:00.000-07:00Bharath - Yes, it is agreed that film making a hig...Bharath - Yes, it is agreed that film making a highly collaborative effort. As you said, just the sound of a heart beat could be most effective for some scenes, but who makes this decision, whom should we credit for the effectiveness of this sound? Is a sound designer allowed to make such decisions? I was in a opinion that sound designer's job is only to add atmospheric sounds to the scene to make the scene sound as real as possible?P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-20936200209085307592008-07-28T22:56:00.000-07:002008-07-28T22:56:00.000-07:00You should watch the extended DVD of LOTR to see h...You should watch the extended DVD of LOTR to see how these kind of decisions were made during the sound design process. I tend to include background score as part of sound design and not something separate. There are few Hollywood movies (like POTC) where heart beat provides the texture for a scene rather than a jarring orchestral brass section. The other piece that comes to my mind is from LOTR where Pippin sings with the running horses provides the rhythm texture and later orchestra joins in mildly.Bharath Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14992636843029269304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-22756674652908672592008-07-25T09:16:00.000-07:002008-07-25T09:16:00.000-07:00Hey suresh,You watched Children of Heaven movie?I ...Hey suresh,<BR/><BR/>You watched Children of Heaven movie?<BR/><BR/>I got the movie just two days back...<BR/><BR/>OMG, what a movie it is.... Unparalled... i am planniing to write a review on this movie soon... wow experience it was...<BR/><BR/>The re-recording during the race was amazing.... a masterpiece... the panting sound of Ali has been recorded very crisply... Have no words to explain...<BR/><BR/>The flash (Zhara running) that often comes during the race was heart-throbbing scene...Vinithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473007967304538381noreply@blogger.com