| stag beer! |
[Feb. 29th, 2008|11:14 pm] |
nag dadrums pala si ira e hehe |
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| more term paper excerpts. Introvoyz ownz!! |
[Oct. 14th, 2007|09:59 pm] |
this time from my Art Studies 2 final paper. the class was under Prof. Robin Rivera, known to many as the guy who produced the Eraserheads' first ever demo (as well as other future recordings). for this class, the whole sem was pretty much devoted to discussing 90s bands. each group was randomly assigned a band to do research on, and through sheer luck, we were stuck with the Introvoyz. \m/
The period leading up to the release of their sophomore album was fraught with tension as problems with their label forced the band to be inactive for several months; from June ’92 to early Jan ’93, they only had two gigs. It also marked the departure of guitarist Ira Cruz (replaced by Vic Carpio), who would then play for Passage, and later on for Kapatid and Bamboo. This period, referred to by Tanchanco as “temporary extinction” (Sallan, Edwin P. Out of the Shadows-Into the Throng. Manila Chronicle, March 27, 1993.), was not a total loss, as the band invested the time in songwriting and rehearsing. Fortunately, Polycosmic records took a chance on the album “Breaking New Grounds”, and the immediate success of its first single “Will I Survive” proved that it was a good move on the label’s part. Other hits followed: “Di Na Ko Aasa Pa”, “Binibini” and “Are You Happy”; at this point, the band can already attract thousands of fans to their concerts. The album went on to achieve quadruple platinum status, rewarding the band not only with sold out shows, but also with various product endorsement deals. They toured for 18 months in support of the album. |
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| Art Studies 105 (Elements of Music) |
[Oct. 14th, 2007|09:46 pm] |
Ok so this past week i've been busy working on different papers for my Art Stud and Creative Writing classes; term papers, essays, fiction stories, creative non-fic, etc.
so i thought it would be fun to post excerpts from various essays and term papers i've written through the years.
here's something from my AS 105 midterm take-home exam. the question was on how one can use musical concepts and ideas to score a film:
Tones can be used to evoke a wide variety of emotions, experiences and scenarios. A slow, somber melody played in a minor key can paint a dark and gloomy picture, e.g. “The Godfather” theme, while an upbeat melody in a major key imparts a bright and cheerful mood. Feelings of suspense and excitement may be expressed in many ways through the use of tones, such as by using chromatic tones in rapid succession. Tones can be used and arranged in many ways to serve multiple functions in terms of film scoring. For instance, the “Imperial Death March” from Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back, with its dark and foreboding melody, was rearranged and transformed by John Williams into a score for a romantic scene in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
Vocables can also be used in a wide variety of emotions and situations. While indigenous/ethnic instruments are commonly used to create sounds that depict non-western settings and ways of life (e.g. the sounds used in the film Apocalypto), vocables can also be produced by contemporary instruments to achieve different emotional effects and cinematic imagery. For example, a car chase scene can be represented by a cascade of drum beats that are getting louder and louder, leading to a climax of crashing cymbals that can represent the chase ending up in a fiery car crash. Vocables are also useful in portraying or representing things in nature like rain and thunder. Sound designers utilize many vocables in creating sound effects for film.
Noises can be used primarily to depict chaotic and disorderly landscapes and emotions such as confusion and anger. It can closely depict and be a soundtrack to war, conflict, and scenes of abuse and fighting. While used mainly for depictions of violence, it is a powerful tool in creating emotional effects and serves as a good contrast to an otherwise tone or vocable-driven film score.
White sound, on the other hand, has a very cosmic, ‘out of this world’ quality that is best exemplified in its use in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It achieves an emotional effect of expanding one’s being/self/consciousness to places unknown, such as the vast blackness of space. |
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