film music
Cinema's sonic accompaniment
Film music is music composed or selected for movies, designed to accompany and enhance the visual narrative.
A film's score is original music written specifically for it; the soundtrack may also include pre-existing songs.
Film music establishes mood, signals emotion, and guides audience response—the ominous strings before a jump scare, the swelling orchestra as lovers reunite.
John Williams is famous for his film music.
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- cue sheetDocument listing performance triggers
- mood settingEstablishing emotional atmosphere
- themeCentral recurring concept
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- South Asian Cinemaactors, actresses, screenwriters, action films, thrillers
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