As my part-time job while attending school here at CNU I have worked at a church in Williamsburg as a video editor. I make anything from promo videos to inspirational interviews with congregants, but the one thing that always remains as the most difficult piece of any clip is the music. I decided to do some reading on the use of music in a film to grasp a better understanding of the medium and how it is developed in films. There was an article from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's student magazine that I thought really summarized the use of music in a film exceptionally well. It simply stated, "A films's score can convey emotion or mood, and prepare the audience for what's to come." Using music to set the mood of the film is a very important aspect of displaying the meant context of the film. A depressing scene would feel completely different to a viewer if it had a light and happy score behind it.
http://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/departments/classroom/lights-camera-music/
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