This may sound a little strange, but I installed a Tom and Jerry app onto my laptop because who doesn't love watching Tom and Jerry?
I of course used to watch this show when I was younger and of course I knew that Tom and Jerry were the only characters that never spoke. I mean, even that bulldog would talk! But what I never really noticed was the background music. I have spoken about music in movies in some previous posts, but I am 100% positive I have never spoken about background music in television shows, especially when that's really all you hear.
The instrumentals in this show speak FOR the characters. The sound gets louder and more intense when Tom is mad. The music gets kind of a windy, zigzagging sound when Jerry is plotting to avoid that vicious, yet stupid, cat. The music has an emotional feel to it, but only when it is placed perfectly behind a character's actions. Actually, all I pay attention to now is how well the music fits.
I of course used to watch this show when I was younger and of course I knew that Tom and Jerry were the only characters that never spoke. I mean, even that bulldog would talk! But what I never really noticed was the background music. I have spoken about music in movies in some previous posts, but I am 100% positive I have never spoken about background music in television shows, especially when that's really all you hear.
The instrumentals in this show speak FOR the characters. The sound gets louder and more intense when Tom is mad. The music gets kind of a windy, zigzagging sound when Jerry is plotting to avoid that vicious, yet stupid, cat. The music has an emotional feel to it, but only when it is placed perfectly behind a character's actions. Actually, all I pay attention to now is how well the music fits.
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