Hello friends, good vibes to all.
These days I was watching a totally random movie, the relevant thing here is that it was thanks to it that I started to think about how important music is in the development of the story of a film. What we know as soundtracks is what makes the plots become ten times more important and makes the viewer connect in a better way with what he is seeing.
Music is able to play with our emotions, make us remember things, make some scenes or passages of the film more marked and even help us create deeper connections with the characters. In other words, it is an element that is there and that many times begins to work unconsciously, that's how powerful music is. So today I decided to share some of the most impressive soundtracks that exist within the seventh art, let's see how it goes.
- Gladiador/Gladiator - Hans Zimmer.
I believe, and without fear of being wrong, that this is one of the best soundtracks in the history of cinema. Hans Zimmer is an absolute genius of composition and in this opportunity together with the voice of Lisa Gerrard created a melancholic and even epic atmosphere which accompanies almost the entire film. The two examples I shared with you are precisely that, how two pieces of music can change our mood and the way we see things in seconds. The first one is perhaps one of Zimmer's best compositions because of how heartbreaking and deep it is, the second one is more hopeful and grandiose; Gerrard's voice is incredible. With this soundtrack you can easily cry and be energetic in no time and that's the magic of music.
- Braveheart - James Horner.
Another soundtrack that even though it is not so well known I consider it one of the most exciting there is. I chose it because it is one that complements very well what is the story with the plot, that is, throughout the film we see how the music has a great Scottish influence (with the typical sound of the bagpipes or bagpipes) but with the dramatic touch characteristic of this story. There is a reason why the American was nominated for an Oscar with these pieces that really are works of art and you listen to them and as they say colloquially "it makes your hair stand on end". When music is able to make a person feel that way, it is because it is really doing the job.
- Titanic - James Horner.
Since we started with Horner, let's continue with him. With this soundtrack he did win the Oscar award and it was well deserved. What seems incredible is that from a central theme, which in this case is My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion, he was able to create a setting for every moment of the film, from the quietest and most romantic scenes to the most catastrophic and nostalgic and Horner's ability to musicalize this sad event in history is one of the best things ever seen in cinema, so much so that with just the sound of a flute you can easily shed a tear. That's why today this soundtrack is still a subject of worship and recognition by millions of people.
- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Ennio Morricone.
We are in front of one of the great eminences of film composition and of course an Oscar winner. It is very likely that many people have not had the opportunity to see this great film but I am sure that many will have heard these two pieces that I share with you and it is one of the most famous and impressive of cinema. They are musicalizations that encompass very well what is the story of these three treasure hunters since almost all of this takes place in the "old west" so when listening to these pieces with their unique measures you will immediately teleport you there and it is precisely that detail what makes this soundtrack so epic and one of the best in cinema.
- Star Wars: Episodio IV - John Williams.
We have arrived at what is probably the best soundtrack composer the world has ever known. But among so much music he has composed, I have decided to choose one of his masterpieces, which led him to win an Oscar award; he always mentioned this, but it is supposed to be the award in charge of exalting the greatest and Williams is it. For me a soundtrack at the height has to be one with which several things happen: that it lasts in time, that it awakens emotions regardless of the years that have passed and that there is an undeniable connection between music/characters.
I have always thought and said that the imaginative capacity accompanied with a unique musical skill that all these people I show you in this publication must have must be beyond. It's not just about knowing music or playing an instrument, it's about having the intelligence and talent to weave scenes, characters and plots with musical notes and that, my friends, is incredibly difficult and complicated. That is why this music captures us so much, because it is so well done that it touches all our senses.
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos escuchamos en la próxima!
Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, we'll hear you in the next one!