Forrest Gump Music Analysis
Forrest Gump music by Alan Silvestri and directed by Robert Zemeckis, this is a drama and romance film. 0:30 you can see a feather that is slowly flying through the beautiful overcast sky above Savannah, GA. The credits of the movie is being played at the same time. This wide shot camera view of the feather floating through the air. The camera also does some close-up of the feather. Natural lighting was used for these scenes. At the same time you hear the piano playing a soft and simple melody along with the harp and violin. The first few notes are A-C SHARP, A E D, A E, A E E, ect. This tone with diatonic harmony and light orchestra in a child-like tone. The music reminds of a magical happy sound. This is a non-diegetic music. It starts
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This added more of a dynamic sound to the music. Instead of the hearing the piano the orchestra takes over the sound. The costume the character are wearing look like a working class neighbor. The men are dressed in suits carrying their brief case. The women business casual clothing. The feather lands on Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) dirty sneakers. I believe that the feather represent fate because this feather could have landed anywhere but it landed on Forrest feet. At 02:13 he picks up the feather with two finger and looking at it like it the most precious thing. The color of the feather is white which means goodness, innocence and purity. You notice that Forrest has a box of chocolate and a suitcase with him as a prop. 02:38 the music tempo slows you also hear more of the piano, with a decrescendo of the sound. At 02:40 Forrest put the feather in his suitcase in which he has a book of Curious George. The picture Forrest choose to put the feather in was a sunny sky on both sides of the pages. He places in the book, lock his case, stand the case up then the music stops. The suitcase remind me that he may have travels lots of places. But the things in his suitcase remind me of a child. The box of chocolates looks like a gift that you would give to a women. This could be a forshadowing that his going to meet up with a female. The diegetic
This added more of a dynamic sound to the music. Instead of the hearing the piano the orchestra takes over the sound. The costume the character are wearing look like a working class neighbor. The men are dressed in suits carrying their brief case. The women business casual clothing. The feather lands on Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump) dirty sneakers. I believe that the feather represent fate because this feather could have landed anywhere but it landed on Forrest feet. At 02:13 he picks up the feather with two finger and looking at it like it the most precious thing. The color of the feather is white which means goodness, innocence and purity. You notice that Forrest has a box of chocolate and a suitcase with him as a prop. 02:38 the music tempo slows you also hear more of the piano, with a decrescendo of the sound. At 02:40 Forrest put the feather in his suitcase in which he has a book of Curious George. The picture Forrest choose to put the feather in was a sunny sky on both sides of the pages. He places in the book, lock his case, stand the case up then the music stops. The suitcase remind me that he may have travels lots of places. But the things in his suitcase remind me of a child. The box of chocolates looks like a gift that you would give to a women. This could be a forshadowing that his going to meet up with a female. The diegetic