Interactive Media ArtsHow do film-makers manipulate our emotions with music in films?

John Mckenna Stephen Cuckoo

Why is sound important in movies ?

Silent Movies

Use of Sound

Example 1• https://youtu.be/brStDyPNI7w?t=67

Example 2• https://youtu.be/brStDyPNI7w?t=131

Quote • “I feel that music on the screen can seek out and intensify the inner

thoughts of the characters. It can invest a scene with terror, grandeur, gaiety, or misery. It can propel narrative swiftly forward, or slow it down. It often lifts mere dialogue into the realm of poetry. Finally, it is the communicating link between the screen and the audience, reaching out and enveloping all into one single experience.” Film composer Bernard Herrmann.

Psycho Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81qweiWqyTU

Emotions

Example 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7NGJw0kR8

Example 2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQUJQ7pS24

Example 3

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwT9BEh7qZ0

Conclusion