Hey again! As I mentioned last time, I’m taking a quick break from television storytelling in order to take a look at television music. This article will explore why orchestral music moves me so deeply in the context of a long running television show. Enjoy! Besides television, music is my favourite artistic medium. Unlike many other forms of art, music is dynamic. As the melody rises and falls and the harmonies shift, my emotions soar and plummet along with them. When the same melody comes back, played over different harmonies, it evokes a sense of nostalgia, while allowing for different moods to take me. If I listen to music while doing something happy or something sad, then those new emotions are incorporated into how I feel about that particular piece the next time I put it on. If a typical Romantic symphony can do this over the course of a mere thirty or forty minutes, then what does that say about the power of a symphony that lasts around 100 hours? Music is fundamental to t...
Hi folks! My name is John and I'm an avid TV watcher and academic. Many of the older articles on this blog were originally cross-posted on SpoilerTV, so this is partly a space for me to archive and keep track of my older writing. I'll be back in 2022 - I plan to cover House of the Dragon, mostly as a writing exercise for myself. It's fun to feel that energy and excitement again!