I attended a performance of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing music made by Danny Elfman for Tim Burton films. Each piece focused more on capturing the mood the music captured in that overall movie. Instead of focusing on one composition from each movie, a medley of multiple compositions from the film was made to give an overall feel of each. Compared to the Mozart’s “Little Night Music” performance I attended a week ago, the atmosphere was more relaxed. The patrons for this specific event had dressed more casually or in costume. Since the event was hosted on Halloween, some people wore their costumes to the event. Ted Sperling conducted the performance, and he has won the 2005 Tony Award along with the Drama Desk Award for his orchestrations of The Light in the Piazza. (Ted Sperling) Unlike the Mozart’s “Little Night Music” this performance had the Adrian College Choir singing in most pieces. The choir emphasised on the overall mood bringing each …show more content…
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure caught my ear because of the way it opened with multiple short and loud chords which gives off the sense of someone being in a hurry, while having fun. The colorful and joyful music reflects Pee-Wee’s childish and mostly carefree personality. In the film, Pee-Wee journeyed to the Alamo to find his favorite bike. The urgency that Pee-Wee was in and the amount of distance he had to travel was expressed through how the music was played. There were cluttered short chords followed by longer somewhat spaced out ones in themes and variations form.
The music played for Mars Attacks was very deep and strong. A constant beat made by what I believe was the bass drum that gave the image of soldiers marching like in the movie. The choir’s chanting gave the piece that “other-worldly” atmosphere, which was excellent because the movie was about