Essay, Research Paper: Jerry Maguire

JERRY MAGUIRE
The film that I chose to do my report on is Jerry Maguire. The basic
style of music in this movie varies. There are some scenes in the movie that
plays rap music in the background. The styles of music differs from scene-to
scene. For example, at one point in the movie Jerry is in his car changing the
radio stations and some of the styles included rock, vocal, and country. It
effected the mood because Jerry was in a very happy mood and all his
problems went away, he was singing as loud as he could to get his excitement
out. The source of musical sound was both vocal and electric. An example of
electric was that he heard the songs off the radio and the vocal was that his
client was singing and playing his guitar.
The music is primarily both background and source. In some parts of
the movie they have background music to set the mood and on the other
hand, there is source music whereas someone would hear it on the radio or
make their own music. For background music, at the beginning, it is playing
softly to set that mood, or atmosphere. An example of source music was
when Jerry’s client and him were talking and he was singing and playing
the guitar. Another on-screen is Jerry is listening to the radio in his car and
he hears the music on the radio.
Most of the music in this movie was established to build the mood of
the scenes. Without the music there would be no basic mood or feeling of
what is going on. The music doesn’t really give the film continuity. I thought
that the music established the characters and what their personality is. For
example, when Jerry’s client was on the phone he was listening to rap and
dancing and screaming all around the house. That tells what his character is.
I think that the music is appropriate for the film. The music fits in
with the scenes of the movie. If there were no music in the film I don’t
think there would be any real feeling. If the mood of one part of the film
was all serious and quiet then there would be sad and low-key music and that
goes along with what is happening and sets the mood. If there were sad
music in a thrilling and exciting scene then it would ruin the whole mood of
what is going on and happening to the characters. In conclusion, without the
music in the film, it would have no feeling and would be really boring to
watch.


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