What Makes Music Emotional
The wonderful thing about music is how it affects our
feelings. And CSS Music has music that can evoke just about any emotion you’re
trying to achieve. Whether you want a sad song, something wistful or a track
that elicits laughter, we believe you will find an excellent selection from
which to choose. Let’s take a look at what goes into making music move us.
Foremost in creating emotional music is setting the mood. A
piece of music that’s sad, sorrowful or wistful can be created with a solo
instrument. How many films have you seen where a piano plays a simple melodic
line to carry the most crucial scenes? You may not even be aware that strings
are subtly being added as the scene evolves, moving to its conclusion.
Sometimes upward key changes are incorporated to “lift” the emotional impact.
The next element is melody. If you happen across a movie
from the 1980s you may notice that melodies were much more prevalent than they
are in films today. In fact, some current underscores rely solely on a chord
progression and perhaps percussive elements—there’s no leaving-the-theater
humming a tune. Not to say that the masters like John Williams, James Horner
and Hans Zimmer aren’t writing incredibly lush, evocative scores with terrific
melodies!
Finally, orchestrations and production are the glue that
binds. And not every piece of emotional music needs to be played by an 80-piece
orchestra. Look at unsettled simplicity of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti’s
“Twin Peaks Theme” with the eerie vibrato guitar, or the layered synthesizers
Vangelis used in “Blade Runner.” More often than not, a well-composed piano
piece will always win the day.
Yes, we here at CSS Music love a piece of music that heightens
our emotions. And we believe you’ll find a surfeit of wonderfully emotionally
tracks in our library for your next production. Type a few keywords like
“emotional” or “heartwarming” in our Build-A-Search menu and get out your
hankie.
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