The concept of soundtrack designates the complete sound of an artistic work, be it a movie, a TV show, a play, among others, or failing that, the musical accompaniment that is given in parallel to any of these.
Group of songs that sound a play, movie or television series
It is generally made up of various sound tracks such as dialogues, music, sounds, among others.
It should be noted that this concept is also widely used to designate exclusively the music from a film, video game, television or radio program, that is to say, all the songs that are heard throughout a film or any of the artistic proposals exhibited and that characterize it, there are even musical themes that have been the soundtrack of a hyper blockbuster film and they become remembered and identified always associated with it.
Music enhances the emotions that the artistic work awakens in us
The enormous impact that music has on our emotions makes the message of a movie or a TV show look oversized, and then further enhances the feelings or emotions that we experience while watching them.
Many times, music imposes itself on the image and manages to surpass the ability to move the viewer, listener ...
It is proven that music is a fundamental part of audiovisual art; Thanks to the music and the expertise of the music director, or the person responsible for selecting the themes or songs, it will be possible and almost certainly that the audience can feel different types of emotions.
A single song can be the reason why a movie scene moves us to tears, makes us fall in love and makes our hearts explode, or produces a strong feeling of unease, and therefore remains forever immortalized in our minds and in our lives. the history of cinema.
Soundtracks are another attraction in movies
Let us think of specific and emblematic cases in the recent history of cinema, such as: Unchained melody in the movie Ghost; Oh, Pretty Woman, from the homonymous film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere; or the chilling music that accompanies the shower scene in Psycho.
The effect is instantaneous, we cannot stop humming that song and we run to look for it on a record, or download it from the internet, to listen to it again and again, and of course it will refer us to the movie ...
The soundtrack of a movie or a program can be chosen by the director, who chooses between several songs that fit, accompany or synthesize the message that the work in question gives.
Or it may have been specially composed by an artist summoned by the director.
Usually, the soundtrack is structured as follows: a beginning or opening theme, which accompanies the passage of the presentation titles of the film or program.
Then appears incidental or background music, which is the one that appears during the development of the story with the mission of accompanying the scenes.
And finally the closing theme which is the one that will be heard at the end of the story and while the final credits pass.
In recent decades, soundtracks have become a singular attraction of a movie or program, and many are even capable of transcending them and being remembered beyond the movie itself that they knew how to score, as we have already mentioned.
Among the most prominent musicians who have composed soundtracks are: the recently deceased Prince for his creation of the music of the film adaptation of Batman, back in the nineties, starring Micheal Keaton, Kim Bassinger and Jack Nicholson, and that fura a smash hit.
On the other hand, we can't skip the job by German Hans Zimmer, author of Gladiator, The Lion King, The Dark Knight and Pirates of the Caribbean, among others.
He even won a Oscar award for the music of the Lion King.
Music in a film is as important and essential as an actor, script, or director is, that the Hollywood Academy, in charge of delivering these popular and relevant awards, has designated a category to precisely reward the music that sets, contextualizes and it thrills us in the movies.
Award for the best soundtrack is the name of the category and has been delivered since 1934, having been established about five years after the first delivery of these awards in 1929.
