Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "classical-music-and-books"
Music To Suit The Written Word
I had a lovely bank holiday recently listening to the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame.
I voted for The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, which to me has everything - classical, choral, opera, and Enya! I was delighted it was voted the favourite again.
What I love about the soundtrack is each track brings the film (and therefore the book) to mind at different stages of Frodo’s quest. It just works.
That’s what I think an excellent soundtrack should do for a film and, given so many movies are based on original novels, the books too.
Often when listening to classical, I can see a piece working well for a book I’ve read (or for a particular character) and this is even the case when the music hasn’t been written specifically for this.
Many of the classical pieces are based on well known works - there are a few pieces relating to Romeo and Juliet for example. So there is a link between music and the written word. Given I love both of these things, I like this a lot.
For my own stories and characters, I can sometimes picture what would make a good soundtrack for them or I hear something and think this would suit Character A etc.. I like this too. For me, it brings those stories and characters to life even more.
I voted for The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, which to me has everything - classical, choral, opera, and Enya! I was delighted it was voted the favourite again.
What I love about the soundtrack is each track brings the film (and therefore the book) to mind at different stages of Frodo’s quest. It just works.
That’s what I think an excellent soundtrack should do for a film and, given so many movies are based on original novels, the books too.
Often when listening to classical, I can see a piece working well for a book I’ve read (or for a particular character) and this is even the case when the music hasn’t been written specifically for this.
Many of the classical pieces are based on well known works - there are a few pieces relating to Romeo and Juliet for example. So there is a link between music and the written word. Given I love both of these things, I like this a lot.
For my own stories and characters, I can sometimes picture what would make a good soundtrack for them or I hear something and think this would suit Character A etc.. I like this too. For me, it brings those stories and characters to life even more.
