The Sound of Culture By Maiya Sinclair
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They say that if paintings and pictures decorate the empty space on a wall, music is used to decorate empty time. Music is a beautiful way to tell a story, sometimes one without even words. Movies likeBlack Panther, The Photograph, and the Bodyguard are amazing as stand alone narrative pieces.When you closely look at the scores and soundtracks, it pulls it off the screen and intoyour heart allowing you to hear and see it in a different way.
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Follow me….close your eyes and think about the last movie you saw, allow yourself to bebrought into the theater. Did you hear a familiar song and find yourself bopping your head to the familiar notes, or did you ask Siri to tell you what song was playing so you can add it to your playlist? Let’s take a closer look into these quintessential films and their accompanying sounds. And, hey you never know. You may walk away with a new playlist:
THE WIZ - 1978 First up we have one of the most iconic musicals ever, The Wiz. I know we can all remember singing “Ease on Down the Road” and wishing we could catch one of those famous taxis. Numbers like “He’s the Wizard,” “Home,” and “Brand New Day” bring back feelings of nostalgia and warmth. I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Mable King’s “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News” as allowing us to understand her character’s mental space after losing her sister. Quincy Jones was and is still a musical genius as he worked to create a score and original music that gave us hope, magic and love.
