Music, in all of its intricacies, provokes a number of emotions, ranging from simple, on the surface ones like happiness, to ones that pull at our gut and imbue qualities such as bravery, mysteriousness, hopefulness, and joy. Without it, movies and TV shows would lose their ability to create suspense, surprise, sadness, and that je ne sais quoi that you feel when the good guys triumph. In short, films and/or TV shows would not have the same effect on us without music. Just imagine the shark in Jaws, without its dum-dum-dum-dum theme, or any of the Star Wars episodes without those tunes which introduce us to the characters and their adventures. Here is a clip to demonstrate how the music in Star Wars affects the scene and how no music makes the experience very awkward:
Lord of the Rings scenes would be quite dry without music. Howard Shore’s Oscar-winning music had a terrific grasp on what each scene needed, juggling a variety of of tones throughout the three films to create an assortment of tracks that set the mood as ominous, epic, or emotional.
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