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Music Supervisors and
the curse of romantic scenes?
There are literally thousands of possibilities to underscore romantic scenes with music
in film. As for instrumental music a grand piano comes to mind; just think of the scores
in legendary super-romantic “Pretty Woman”. When romance gets one step further a
saxophone has established itself as an ideal instrument. If music with vocals comes in,
though, options are definitely overwhelming:
A music supervisor will not just have to pick any romantic, balladesque piece of music,
she will also have to make a decision about
- genre (yes, something slow; but should it be pop, rock, r&b, AC, country…?)
- vocal type (male, female or both)
- lyrical message (which lyrics fit the scene best)
Only then will it come down to picking the best piece available, but choice will still be
overwhelming: Since most movies are about love and relationships, many songwriters
seem to target such scenes and come up with loads of love songs. So here’s to the music supervisors working on ‘romantic projects’…
(by Julian Angel)
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