Got a credit card? use our Credit Card & Finance Calculators
Thanks to eyeball08,Wondergirly,bofh,johnstevens77,Bhoddhisatva, for Donating to support the site
Background music.
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8948
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 9:06 am
- Has thanked: 1313 times
- Been thanked: 3688 times
Background music.
I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries but the incessant background music that seems to be added to all news broadcasts or segments where people are just talking or relaying information. The constant "thump, thump, thump" in the background of BBC news or just various odd background sounds on everything these days, even many youtube videos.
What is the point?
What is the point?
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 6050
- Joined: May 30th, 2021, 6:01 pm
- Has thanked: 1843 times
- Been thanked: 2067 times
Re: Background music.
can't say I have noticed
I hope I don't now
mind you I have always been able tune out background noise eg working in an office
I hope I don't now
mind you I have always been able tune out background noise eg working in an office
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8379
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 5:56 am
- Has thanked: 4471 times
- Been thanked: 3601 times
Re: Background music.
redsturgeon wrote:I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries but the incessant background music that seems to be added to all news broadcasts or segments where people are just talking or relaying information. The constant "thump, thump, thump" in the background of BBC news or just various odd background sounds on everything these days, even many youtube videos.
What is the point?
Well... we could think that it gave us the Bill Bailey sketch about the News theme being a rave track? Which might make it worth it?
That might predate you tube though?
-sd
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8948
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 9:06 am
- Has thanked: 1313 times
- Been thanked: 3688 times
Re: Background music.
servodude wrote:redsturgeon wrote:I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries but the incessant background music that seems to be added to all news broadcasts or segments where people are just talking or relaying information. The constant "thump, thump, thump" in the background of BBC news or just various odd background sounds on everything these days, even many youtube videos.
What is the point?
Well... we could think that it gave us the Bill Bailey sketch about the News theme being a rave track? Which might make it worth it?
That might predate you tube though?
-sd
Maybe
John
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 8135
- Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:30 pm
- Has thanked: 2882 times
- Been thanked: 3983 times
Re: Background music.
redsturgeon wrote:I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries....
Suit yourself, but I am]! Brian Cox's last series was probably the worst loud-music offender I can recall - it made the programme all but unlistenable. Although that might be because most of the music had been borrowed from half-strangled cats being thrown down an electronic well?
Over the last week we've been watching the BBC's 28 Up series about millennial kids, which was really rather good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/ ... generation . But the one thing that's harder than attuning your ears to an teenager's unfamiliar scouse or Ulster accent is when the speaker is mumbling into his crisps to an incessant thumpadumpadumpa eeeeoooowwwww whooshooshoosh soundtrack that's presumably a pretty fair reflection of life as he experiences it.
Then again, maybe I just need to adjust my set? What was it we used to say, fifty years ago? If it's too loud, you're too old.
BJ
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 6050
- Joined: May 30th, 2021, 6:01 pm
- Has thanked: 1843 times
- Been thanked: 2067 times
Re: Background music.
bungeejumper wrote:Then again, maybe I just need to adjust my set? What was it we used to say, fifty years ago? If it's too loud, you're too old.
BJ
Wow I must be a teenager (again)
I can turn the music in my car up so loud the reaer view mirror vibrates ( not for too long though )
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 3134
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 11:12 am
- Has thanked: 3633 times
- Been thanked: 1519 times
Re: Background music.
pje16 wrote:Wow I must be a teenager (again)
I can turn the music in my car up so loud the reaer view mirror vibrates ( not for too long though )
No, it's just that you're going deaf
RC
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 6050
- Joined: May 30th, 2021, 6:01 pm
- Has thanked: 1843 times
- Been thanked: 2067 times
-
- Lemon Slice
- Posts: 407
- Joined: November 6th, 2016, 4:44 pm
- Has thanked: 766 times
- Been thanked: 74 times
Re: Background music.
[quote="redsturgeon"]I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries but the incessant background music that seems to be added to all news broadcasts or segments where people are just talking or relaying information. The constant "thump, thump, thump" in the background of BBC news or just various odd background sounds on everything these days, even many youtube videos.
What is the point?[/quote
I hope you rouse more sympathy than I got when moaning about the the presentation of the news and all the crash bang crap
Can I also moan about how so much drama intentionally obscurs the 'background lighting' --- so that it cleverly makes the characters indistinguishable and the scenes pretty much all the same.
A variation of 'always leave them wanting more'
Give 'em nothing at the start
TELEVISION it aint!
What is the point?[/quote
I hope you rouse more sympathy than I got when moaning about the the presentation of the news and all the crash bang crap
Can I also moan about how so much drama intentionally obscurs the 'background lighting' --- so that it cleverly makes the characters indistinguishable and the scenes pretty much all the same.
A variation of 'always leave them wanting more'
Give 'em nothing at the start
TELEVISION it aint!
-
- Lemon Quarter
- Posts: 1560
- Joined: July 25th, 2018, 9:56 am
- Has thanked: 457 times
- Been thanked: 434 times
Re: Background music.
pje16 wrote:Please read what I said or do you need glasses
I said I CAN, not I NEED to
Pardon
-
- Lemon Half
- Posts: 5826
- Joined: November 4th, 2016, 11:22 am
- Has thanked: 4174 times
- Been thanked: 2595 times
Re: Background music.
redsturgeon wrote:I'm not talking about music added to increase drama in films or documentaries but the incessant background music that seems to be added to all news broadcasts or segments where people are just talking or relaying information.
What is the point?
Ah yes, the tinkly music.
Actually, it's quite useful because it's an indicator that the programme is not worth listening to.
Mind you, I seem to recall Pathe news was generally accompanied by a band playing jolly tunes.
V8
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 29 guests