Music. A series of notes and pitches that produce a sound while sending us a message. Music in television shows became popular in the 1990s when the music industry tried to license for film and television shows. The WB was the network that started the idea of "teen tv". The WB wanted to make sure that the shows could relate to the teens, by having the characters go through certain challenges of everyday lift. The decision to add music allowed the shows to relate to the viewers more and it brought many meanings towards a scene. I do agree with the essay when it mentioned that music allows for questioning of emotions, gender and growth. They type of music that does play in television shows can show us who the character is, what are the emotions, and can set the tone. It allows us to acknowledge how music maps out a certain character from a show. If a music plays in a television show, it allows not only for the artist to get exposure, but it can also allows the viewer to decode who the character is/ and what is his/her gender. Having the soundtrack play on the television show is great but having a soundalike replace the music when tv shows came out on video, I thought was very redundant. It is messed up to the singer that his/her music would be replaced It is one thing to change the tone/ melody/ harmony to create a certain emotion for a character, but its another thing to change it completely. At that time DVD releases were having difficulty with their licensing, and there was a shift in the release of DVDs.
What i find interesting is that the idea of using the soundtrack is a method used in film long before shows like Dowson's Creek or Felicity. It would make sense to me that in an age where programs are taking a turn towards narrative, dramatic scripts, producers will take advantage of this strategy.
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