The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Film Analysis

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In film, music allows directors to convey atmosphere, build characters and evoke certain audience reactions to match the visual projections and enhance the film’s overall quality. By including music as an additional film element, viewers are able to gain a greater understanding of the film and can further engage with it. Music in film may be incidental composition or as songs from soundtracks. Within the first half of the twentieth century, the majority of music in film was orchestral composition. However, following the technologic popularisation of the 1950’s, many directors decided to choose existing songs for their film and compile them into a soundtrack. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is an example of a film that incorporates incidental music to better the viewer’s understanding of the film.

Psycho is a 1960 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story follows Secretary Marion Crane, who – in an attempt to end her financial troubles and marry her long-distance partner – steals $40,000 off of a client and travels out of town. Exhausted from the driving and the stress, Marion stops into Bates Motel for the approaching night and meets peculiar motel manager Norman Bates. …show more content…

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 drama film directed and based off of the book – of the same name – by Stephen Chbosky. The film follows the story of protagonist Charlie Kelmeckis as he begins high school following a history of abuse, mental health problems and the suicide of his best friend. After weeks of alienation, Charlie is welcomed into the friend group of seniors – Sam and Patrick – where he experiments with drugs, sex and partying; all by the means of forgetting his tumultuous past. The music included in The Perks of Being a Wallflower soundtrack helps to contribute to the plot and greater the film’s overall

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