Essay On Seabiscuit

Music plays a huge role in todays society, as the music-in-film world progresses along side the improvements and changes in the musical industry we as viewers often underestimate the usefulness of music, in any form, can have over even the most unresponsive kinds of people. In almost everything we do and see music is involved in some form or another. Like a piece played at a wedding, a funeral, or even just a song played on the. Because of this, most great movies use music (or an absence of music) to illuminate the scenes and draw up the emotions the viewer needs to feel to make it a truly magnificent film. The 2003 Film Seabiscuit, which was based on the best selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand, is a famous film

The music and musical cues while still reflecting the feel of the rest of the film, adds a layer of excitement and importance through the use of horns and upbeat tempo to make the viewer feel a connection to the scene. The trumpets at the beginning of the race not only signal the transition into more serious music, but it is also a reference to horse racing traditions. High tempo, risky feeling music starts playing as the race ensues, use of heartbeat tempo and pounding noises to create anticipation of the end of the race, the music then slows down into long drowsy notes and Seabuscuit is defeated. The use of string instruments, and longer woodwind notes emphasize the frustration being felt in this scene and really reflect the disappointment felt by the

The conversation moves into the the scene where Seabiscuit is taken into the starting gate and the music pauses and they emphasize the sounds of the source music playing: the gates closing, the crowd roaring, then a long silent pause- all of the sudden the gates slam open and jubilant music resonances in the background. Triumphant music plays as the race continues, percussion and brass instruments reign over the noises in the crowd as Seabiscuit pulls towards the