Thursday, July 10, 2014
Thursdays reading - Music Industry
In the passage it discusses the musical aspect and how it was incorporated into television shows as well as movies. In 1990 is when music first became popular to be heard on t.v. Thinking about it now i could not imagine watching a show or movie and not being able to hear a soundtrack. I feel the soundtrack plays an essential part because it helps us to decipher how the the character is feeling or what is going to happen. Such as scary movies you always hear a dramatic soundtrack or love story you will always hear soft mellow love songs. I think being able to hear music while watching shows is what makes the media industry that much better. I also feel having music in shows gives the viewer a broader interest for certain songs because some people may think a song has a certain meaning to it but putting it in a different setting you slowly see a different side to the song and appreciate it more.
On page 80 it talks about how you had to pay both master use and synchronization fee in order to have that song feature on you're show. It says how the producers took advantage and would change parts of the song or beat so they would not have to pay fully or wait for the license to use the song. Clearly i think that is unfair considering these music producers work hard to make there songs perfect and then the t.v industry comes along and changes it for there own advantages.
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I was thinking the same way in terms of not being able to have a movie or show without a soundtrack! Music really helps amplify emotions and it really helps psychologically prepare viewers to what's to come, like your horror movie example. Some movies/shows are so aware of this that they use music to throw-off their audience and trick them (ex. American Horror Story). Perhaps the producers should focus on making their own music for their shows than having artists music only to make lesser-quality spin-offs.
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