I've always had trouble getting my mind around splicing music with film. I tend to over-think things to a flaw, but what if there is a word said in the song that doesn't resonate with the themes in the scene?
When I think of music in film, It is a wordless rhythm that follows the tone of the movie; In fact, many of my favorite movies have consisted of a soundtrack with exclusively classical music.
But I would like to put songs with lyrics in the narrative, which would have to be less volume than a wordless song. It's difficult for me to accept music in my narrative, because you focus on the song, when in reality, the audience ignores it as background thunder, flowing with the image (if done right).
So, what I'm mainly asking: Are there select times where music with lyrics should be played, like tracking shots with no dialogue, etc? Or can they flow, even in scenes with dialogue, if put below the volume of the characters?
When I think of music in film, It is a wordless rhythm that follows the tone of the movie; In fact, many of my favorite movies have consisted of a soundtrack with exclusively classical music.
But I would like to put songs with lyrics in the narrative, which would have to be less volume than a wordless song. It's difficult for me to accept music in my narrative, because you focus on the song, when in reality, the audience ignores it as background thunder, flowing with the image (if done right).
So, what I'm mainly asking: Are there select times where music with lyrics should be played, like tracking shots with no dialogue, etc? Or can they flow, even in scenes with dialogue, if put below the volume of the characters?