The Kiterunner

I enjoyed Kiterunner. I had heard of the book before but I did not know there was a movie. The movie is filled with Middle Eastern theme music to match the cultural ties, time and place. The music contains authentic Middle Eastern instruments and vocals. I enjoyed these original sounding instruments and vocals and I wondered what instruments were used. The music connects to the setting of markets, the dress and scenery in the film. This music somewhat reminds me of Slumdog Millionaire, with the authentic music matching the time and place. The music is primarily underscore with some diagetic in a movie they watch. The music somewhat moves with the kites and an energetic, moving sound. The music also climbs with the excitement of the boys and the crowds and the mystery of who will win the kite race.
There is a fairly good amount of music as transitions, in exciting and emotional times, when there is no speaking and when the people are moving.

Big Fish

I enjoyed the imagination and adventure of Big Fish very much. Big Fish starts with an orchestral underscore. It builds some the gives a more tense and inclined mood. When he narrates, an underscore plays. When the scene is about the tension between him and his father the music has a tense feel. As he tells the fictional story of his birth, made by his father, the music is goofy with acapella vocals. Underscore music plays through the flashbacks of stories told by his father. The music helps to narrate of the storyline and give excitement, adventure and intensity to the stories. Some of the music within the adventure stories reminded me of Harry Potter and also To Kill a Mockingbird, when Jem and Scout sneak over to Boo Radley’s house. The music during the present time with his dad is mainly string underscore that is more sympathetic and clam. There is a large amount of music, primarily underscore besides the vocal church music and festival country music, throughout the film, giving it a classic Hollywood characteristic.