Music is a key aspect in setting the mood. It can turn a scene of mild emotion into a gripping scenario of passion and zeal...
...if done properly.
If you have music like Los Ricós Tambien Lloran, then a scene of mild emotion turns into a mass confusion.
Los Ricós Tambien Lloran is a story filled with conflict and emotional rollercoasters. Lies and distrust fill the plot, coupled with class conflicts and conspiracy.
So why is it that the music can't seem to match the plot? Music cues at incorrect instances, swells that overshadows the dialogue...incidental music becomes almost accidental, and the effect is lost.
Because Televisa is.....CHEAP.
When a company doesn't want to pay royalties for music they used in a television show...they put their own in instead. And because of that, this telenovela--which I'm sure was once a magnificent piece--becomes hokey and difficult to watch at times.
Music is an important accent to emotion. It is not to be tossed about lightly, for the wrong music at the wrong time can ruin an entire mood.
Haha my telenovela suffered a similar issue. Only about three instrumental pieces accompanied the entire work and varied between "oh-no", "i'm scheming something new" and the theme song that was used in every love scene between the protagonists. I guess for mine is made it easier to follow...if I misunderstood any of the dialog I could at least know which of the categories it fell into!
ReplyDeleteI think we all had that problem.
ReplyDeleteThe music in mine was very generic, as most of them seem to be. Honestly, I couldn't even try and sing the music from mine. It hasn't stuck with me. They overused a lot of the phrases, and it also seemed a little annoying at times.
Also, the audio mix on the abridged version was terrible. Sometimes I couldn't even hear the dialogue because the levels were not well mixed.