Music Appreciation in Slumdog Millionaire

Music Appreciation in Slumdog Millionaire

Since the film Slumdog Millionaire was released in 2008, it has been widely praised and won numerous awards, becoming the biggest winner in various award ceremonies. At the 8th1Academy Awards ceremony, the film won eight awards, among which the music award included three awards: the best original music award, the best sound synthesis award, the best original song award and the best sound editing award. This paper starts with the music in Slumdog Millionaire to appreciate the film, trying to find out the relationship between the film and music, so as to achieve a deeper understanding of the film.

First, the relationship between film plot performance and music

An excellent film work is a masterpiece completed by the director, screenwriter, actor and post-producer. The lack of any link is fatal to the integrity, quality and artistry of the film. So the importance of music to a movie is self-evident. Sometimes, the plot of a movie depends on music; Sometimes, music plays an important role in the development of movie plots. In a movie, good music can deepen the theme, render the background atmosphere and express the inner feelings of the characters. In a word, good music adds icing on the cake to the expressive force of movies, while inappropriate movie music is gilding the lily.

(A) the two are inseparable and indispensable.

The relationship between film and music is a contradictory unity. The inseparability of the two means that without music, the film is worthless, and music is an indispensable part of the film.

The development history of world movies can be simply summarized as? The birth and early growth of the silent film period, the low tide and revival of the golden age? And then what? Transition period? Wait a few stages. Since the audio film entered the public's field of vision, the use of music and sound elements has been strengthened more and more in the film production process. Similarly, the theme song and episode of each film have become a must for singers. On the one hand, because singers can promote songs in the name of movies and attach stories to songs, simple notes are full of human feelings, which are easier to be known and sung by the public and improve the popularity of songs; On the other hand, the music in the film has the functions of expressing feelings, creating rhythm, reflecting the environment and participating in narration, which is combined with other elements in the film.

(b) They are independent and interfere with each other.

The contradictory unity between film and music is also reflected in the fact that the film is separated from music and becomes a silent film. Although it is not mainstream, there are still many forms of movies, such as the cartoon Tom and Jerry. Similarly, music also enriches its image with the help of the storyline of movies, such as shooting MV, but songs can still be expressed in MP3 and other forms without the help of movies.

(C) the importance of music to movies

When we appreciate the film and discuss the contrast of scenes, shots and stories in the film, as well as the shock to the audience's senses, vision and emotions, we can find that music has played a very important role in promoting these links. In film and television works, different combinations of film pictures and music produce different sound-picture relationships, thus producing a unique aesthetic effect that distinguishes a film from other works. If a film wants to have good tension and strong appeal, it needs the organic combination of music, sound effects, acoustics and language in the film and the perfect alternation and complementarity. The application of good music in movies is reflected in the following aspects.

1. Deepen the theme

Any film has its theme. Various elements that make up a film, such as director, photography, lighting, makeup and performance, all play different roles around this theme. Film music takes music as a means to deepen the theme of the film by inserting it into the story or through voiceover and actual sound.

2. Create a specific atmosphere for the whole or part of the film.

In a movie, sometimes, in order to express a certain atmosphere, it is not enough to have the superb acting skills of the actors and the superb composition and shooting skills of the directors. Music also needs to serve the overall situation and create a specific atmosphere. For example, sometimes in a specific scene, the characters are sad or happy, or relaxed or nervous. Under this requirement, music intervenes in the form of movies from the perspective of hearing, participates in the expression of visual content of pictures, further strengthens and amplifies some emotions of characters in pictures, and further renders the environmental atmosphere, thus achieving the purpose of enhancing the artistic appeal of pictures and deepening the visual effect. For example, in this movie, when describing religious issues, a violent episode riot broke out. Did Jamal win the climax of the movie? A millionaire? In the scene, the millionaire appeared properly.

Second, the music appreciation in Slumdog Millionaire, without singing and dancing, there would be no overall summary of the movie plot (1).

Slumdog Millionaire begins with Jamal being accused of cheating in a talent show and being tortured by the police, revealing Jamal's life story. It describes to us a developing Mumbai full of poverty, barbarism and violence. The opening of Slumdog Millionaire is full of temptations of money, glory and desire, with dynamic tunes with Indian characteristics, shots switching back and forth, hands throwing money back and forth, and all elements are fixed in a bathtub full of money. In the dark, the white bathtub is exquisite and white, like an unpolluted pure heart, but when it is buried by falling money, it becomes desire and greed. Although the story and expression are barbaric, they also inspire all fans to cheer for a perfect ending with a unique warmth. In the context of the global economic crisis, it may give you a kind of spiritual comfort. The strength of this film comes from the use of colorful and ethnic sounds through technical means, so this paper will also analyze this film from the perspective of sound in the film.

Music Analysis in Slumdog Millionaire

1. Overview of Music Use in Movies

The film uses a lot of Indian folk music, showing all the characteristics of a national culture all the time and creating an exotic atmosphere. Its main background music is:

0 1.o？ Saiya skirt (8 1 Oscar nomination for best movie song. It has a strong emotional impact and strong national characteristics, accompanied by background music, when children in slums desperately run to avoid being chased. )

02. make trouble

03. Mao Sam and. run away

04. Paper airplane (movie episode. Nominated for the annual production of the 5 1 Grammy Music Awards, while listening to this song, you will immediately think of loud gunshots, and then the scene of war will come to mind. What is the atmosphere created by the whole song? Pain and happiness? . )

05. Paper airplane (DFA remix)

06. Linga Linga

07. liquid dance

08. Latikas theme (this piece of background music appears in the hero Jamal? When Malik was looking for the heroine Laqi Card, the crooning melody combined with the aesthetic film narrative technique made people unforgettable and deeply moved. It makes the movie touching and warm, and this episode is relaxing. ) 09. Ajie Ki Rath (Tang)

10. Milina il

1 1. Gangster blues

12. Dream on fire (movie episode. Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Film Score in 2009. This crooning female song left a deep impression on the audience. No matter the title of the song or the coordination between singing and the film, it is in harmony with the plot of the film, which has strong impact and appeal. )

13.Jai Ho

The use of music in movies is full of strong Indian cultural characteristics, showing an impression that there would be no movies without singing and dancing. Although music has no borders, a film is set in a slum in India, and the director's intentional arrangement will eventually be branded with national culture. In my impression, the most profound application of film music is twice. First, at the beginning of the film, a group of slum children are avoiding the police, which leads to the social background of what happened. At this time, the music is slightly lively, which seems to be a misuse of music, but it is also a kind of fun. Express this normality and children's fun with relaxed music. The other is the background music played by Jamal while looking for his lost lover Latikka. Dull music produced depressed emotions, and a mysterious force seemed to make us feel Jamal's mood at that time. The biggest feature of this film in the use of music is to focus on the clear main line, so that every detail is perfect, the pace is slow and just right, and the organization is clear Lively modern music and euphemistic Indian songs run through the story, and the expression of Indian folk songs in the film is just right and wonderful. Wandering around? Disturb the host and guest? And then what? What is the difference? Suddenly, if a little more will make people produce? Bollywood? The feeling of the concert hall ignores the story of the picture, which will make the film pale. It is precisely because the scenes in many noisy scenes need to be accompanied by music so as not to make people feel uneasy in the film, so the film has been very bad. Quiet? Music runs through the whole film, whether it's human voice or voice-over, each one is tailor-made, in line with the transformation of each shot, and every minute is not bad.

2. The use of sound in the transition

Danny, the director of this film? Boyle's personal expression of film works is very post-modern audio-visual style, which also left a deep impression on the transition mode of the film, making the transition design in the whole film unique.

(1) A rhythmic transition

A slap in the face is superimposed on the drum, a water sound is accompanied by Jamal's head being severely pressed into the water, and so on. There are many similar plots in the film, and through the artistic treatment of sound, a subjective sense of exaggeration is created. Each rhythm or sound combined with the narrative of the film makes the plot reasonable in understanding and gives the audience a strong shock both visually and psychologically.

(2) The guided transition of sound in front of the screen

The leading transition function of sound in front of the screen is mainly reflected in two aspects. One is to briefly introduce the link, which paves the way for the unique expressive force or some kind of emotion of a certain scene of the film, and the other is to play the role of tracing the source and use people's inertial thinking to arouse the audience's interest in the film. Guided transition is used in many places in the film. For example, after the tinkling bell rang, the atmosphere of the school was already hinted to the audience, and Jamal and his brother were dragged into the classroom. With the guidance of the bell, the movement and stitching of the picture lens are very self-heating and smooth.

(3) the transition of dynamic sound

In the film, the dynamic sound of the train passing by is used many times to make the transition. For example, when the host asked Jamal about religion, the moving train appeared in the picture, and the sound matched the sound effect when the train passed, and then the picture flashed back to the slum. The film creates a strong sense of insecurity through the whistle of the train, paving the way for the next plot development.

3. The combination of music and pictures

(1) Sound and picture are synchronized, reflecting perfect details.

Indian men's singles o? The Saiyan skirt appears in Jamal's childhood description. The dense drums have a clear sense of rhythm and the picture is full of movement. At the same time, the children, police and residents in the picture cooperate with all kinds of chaotic voices, and the scene of slums in India is vividly displayed.

(2) Strong music enhances expressiveness.

The soundtrack often enters the film in a silent way, which is not easy to be noticed but makes the film more rich in plot and expressive. However, if a strong accent can be used properly in the film, it will also have a good rendering effect. For example, when Jamal, his brother and Latikka fled Punus as children in this film, Mautham &; When Sherim threw sulfuric acid at the guard, he ran away. The strong sense of rhythm combined with the tense picture immediately brought the audience a sense of urgency to escape, which made the audience feel the same.

4. Character theme music

Theme music is an interpretation of the image, personality and inner expression of the characters in the film, which often runs through the whole film. Latikas theme is the most representative theme music of this film. It is Latikka's exclusive music, which appears in the pictures related to Latikka's image-building and inner emotional expression, and plays an important role in the development of the plot and the emotional clues between Latikka and Jamal. The theme of Latikas appeared five times in the film. The pictures are as follows: The first time Latikka and Jamal met in a carriage to take shelter from the rain, the second time Latikka failed to escape, the third time Jamal thought of Latikka at the opera, and the fourth time Jamal found Latikka, and they embraced deeply. The fifth time is the end of the film. At the train station where they met, the two embraced each other, and the happy ending pushed the audience's emotions to a climax.

Third, the conclusion

To sum up, the success of Slumdog Millionaire is inseparable from the perfect use of music in the film. Songs with Indian national characteristics are used in the film, which makes the picture transition naturally, the plot expression smooth, the clues connected naturally and the characters vivid. At the same time, the application of music also plays a great role in deepening the theme and creating an atmosphere.

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