The Power of Music in Film: An Exploration of Ramin Djawadi's Cinematic Soundscapes
Delve into the captivating world of film scoring with a focus on Ramin Djawadi's iconic compositions for various TV shows, including Game of Thrones. Discover how music acts as a reliable narrator, shaping emotions, character development, and tension within cinematic productions. Explore the key elements of good film scoring, from timbre and melody to harmony and rhythm/tempo. Uncover the intricacies of production edits and their impact on the final viewing experience. Join us on a journey through the symphony of ice and fire, where music breathes life into storytelling.
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A Symphony of Ice and Fire The Music of Ramin Djawadi
Your Panel - Petra Halbur contributor Watchers on the Wall, frequent guest on The Nights Watch (watchersonthewall.com) - @PLHalbur Fitten Bubba Goldsmith host of Joffrey of Podcasts on Double P Media Network (doublepmedia.com) - @FittenTrim Christopher "Catfish" Gehrman - host of Joffrey of Podcasts on Double P Media Network (doublepmedia.com) - @cjgman67 Matthew Murdick founder Podcast Winterfell, host of Before the Dragon (mattsaudioblog.com) - @b4thedragonpod
A Scene Without Music From S3E09 Rains of Castamere Catelyn s Bargain No Music .
But When you add the music Same Catelyn Bargain but with music
The Role of Film Scoring Ramin likes to think of the music as being a character in the production. (Towing the Dave and Dan line) A reliable narrator When we read George s books some narrators (POVs) are more reliable than others music is (generally) the most reliable narrator Helps us fill in those inner thoughts and feelings that we can read in the in the books through POVs Helps build tension or set our minds at ease Makes action psychologically impactful Helps to recognize who or what the scene and dialogue is about The lack of scoring can be equally impactful Sometimes the music tells the story where there is no dialogue.
4 Keys to Good Film Scoring Timbre The instrumentation used can give context for character, emotion, and even geography! Melodic Shape Does the melody climb? Does it fall? Are there big jumps between the notes? Most importantly is it memorable? Harmony Pythagoras demonstrated the universality of music as it relates to emotion. Major Happy or Hopeful, Minor Sad or Sinister Rhythm/Tempo Is it fast or slow? How is it subdivided? What is the meter (count)?
Production Happens!! Sometimes new edits happen last minute!! Drogon destroying the Iron throne distinct edit from the S8 Official Soundtrack. The Lannister sends their Regards (S3 OST) has distinct differences from the score on the final scene that we just looked at in S3E09 Rains of Castamere Parts of Ironborn from S7 OST are used in his For Yara scene other parts are missing or were added later.
