Sound technique · used in 1 film

Continuous Score as Voice

Letting a near-constant musical score carry the story where characters cannot speak or hear. The music fills the gap that dialogue would normally fill.

Examples

Where you can see it

  1. Wonderstruck (2017) poster

    Wonderstruck

    Todd Haynes · 2017

    Rose is deaf and the 1927 scenes are in black and white, yet they are not silent. Carter Burwell's score runs almost all the way through, so the music speaks for her.

    Where to see it: Rose's journey. The 1927 story follows Rose as she looks for her mother, the actress Lillian Mayhew, with music underneath.

Questions

Quick answers

What is continuous score as voice in film?
Letting a near-constant musical score carry the story where characters cannot speak or hear. The music fills the gap that dialogue would normally fill.
Which films use continuous score as voice?
Wonderstruck (2017).
What kind of technique is continuous score as voice?
It is a sound technique. Related sound techniques include Pop Music Needle Drop, Strategic Silence, Diegetic Sound Design.

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