Wednesday, January 20, 2010
music in television shows
In the television show, Supernatural, music is played to heighten emotion and create a bond between characters. The music is consistent to one genre: classic rock. The show is about two brothers avenging their mother's death from a demon that killed her when they were little, so they hunt all supernatural entities. During one of the episodes, every time this one particular spirit appeared, House of the Rising Sun by The Animals would begin playing in the radio in their car. Other various classic rock tracks will play whenever they are driving in their 67 Chevy Impala after showing up a supernatural being in an episode as they drive off to the next job. Whenever they go drinking in bars, music is always playing. And ofcourse, whenever they are hunting a supernatural being, the creeping music plays to heighten the viewers' feeling of suspense and terror.
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Never seen the show, but what I do find interesting about your description of the music is that it's all strictly one genre. Maybe more shows are like that, but I can't really tell whether they are or not because I don't tune in that intently on the music 'cuz i'm usually watching the show.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty interesting how one of the creatures is identified primarily through the music it creates when it's present. I think that just goes to show how music is often representative of identity, even if one is a supernatural entity. It's also pretty cool that ghosts apparently have good taste in music
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