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Unit5Forthesakeofart

Experiencetheworld

Listening1

Presenter: Withmeisfilmcomposer,RichardCampbell,talkingaboutfilmmusic.Richard,howmuchinfluencedoesasoundtrackreallyhaveontheaudience?

Richard: Oh,alot!Afilm’ssoundtrackcanmakethemfear,hateorlovethecharactersaswellassharetheirfeelings.Itcanalsopreparethemforsomethingthat’sabouttohappen.

Presenter: Canyougiveusanexampleofafilmsoundtrackthatyouthinkwasparticularlysuccessful?

Richard: Well,anyonewhohaswatchedCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragonwillrememberthemusic,andtheatmosphereofthefilmreliesonitveryheavily.Withoutit,thefilmwouldfeelcompletelydifferent!

Presenter: Goodexample.TanDunwasthecomposer,wasn’the?

Richard: That’sright,andhewonanOscarforthatscore,too!

Presenter: Yes!Well-deserved.So,whatisthefirstthingacomposerthinksaboutwhenstartingtowriteasoundtrack?

Richard: Well,forme,Iliketounderstandtheemotionaljourneyofthecharactersfirst.Then,thenextmostimportantpartismatchingthemusictowhenandwherethestoryhappens.

Presenter: So,canyouletusknowanysecrettricksofthetrade?

Richard: Ican’tgivetoomuchaway!Buttherearesomecommontechniques.Forexample,usinglow,poundingbeatstocreatetensionandusingsoftviolinswithsomenicepianooverthetopforromance.

Listening2

TodayIwanttotalkaboutmyfavoriteartist,the19thcenturyDutchpainter,VincentvanGogh.

Youknow,vanGoghhadlittlecommercialsuccessinhislifetime.Andyet,nowadays,almosteveryoneintheworldknowshispaintings.Inparticular,thebrightyellowSunflowers,andthemysteriousbutromanticStarryNight.

VanGoghlivedhiswholelifesopoorthathecouldn’tevenaffordtopayformodels!Thisiswhyhepaintedsomanypaintingsofhimself.Healsopaintedmanyportraitsofnormalpeopleintheirdailylives.Oneofhismostfamouspaintingsfe