Gone With the Wind

Theodore Adorno and Hans Eisler would find some musical elements in Gone with the Wind as bad habits. He would have found many songs to be euphonious, with a desire to have beautiful sounding melodies. Many of the songs sounded beautiful and melodious. He would have stated that much of the music was meant to be memorable for the listeners, and not meaninful to the movie. However, Adorno and Eisler would have liked the obtrusivness of the music. They did not believe that music wasn't meant to be heard. In Gone With the Wind, they would have liked that much of the music was very noticeable. For example, in many scenes, the music increased as the drama increased making me very aware of the music. It also increased the intesnsity of the scense because of the increasing volume of the music, such as when Bonnie was jumping with her horse.

Many of Copland's Five Points were also noticeable in the film. Much of the music in Gone with the Wind was background filler such as when Ashley was chopping wood and not much else was going on. It was also a filler when Ashley was just lying in bed after he had been shot in the arm. The music also helped build a sense of continuity in the film during transitions between scenes and during a short montage when the women were gossiping about Scarlet and her business. The music was used to underline psychological refinements. For example, when Scarlet's husband was angry, the music was angry and intesne sounding. And when Scarlet was sad when looking at the picture she had of Ashley, the music changed to slower and sadder music. This helped increase the emotions of the viewers and helped them understand what emotions the characters were feeling. Also, the music provided underpinning for the theatrical build up of a scene. For example, when Scarlet's daughter was riding the horse, the music got louder as the scene intensitifed and forshadowed her daughter falling off. This idea was also used when her father rode the horse. The music in Gone With the Wind helped build a more convincing atmosphere as well. For example, in Bonnie' room, the music sounded like caroseul music, representing childhood.

Gone with the Wind had both diagetic and underscoring. Underscoring took place through most of the movie, but when there was a lack of underscoring, it was noticeable. For example, when Scarlet's sister was upset because of Scarlet marrying her love, the scene seemed less dramatic without underscoring playing its role. Diagetic music was used when a man was singing, and also when Scarlet and her husband were on their honeymoon on the steam boat and the band was playing as they ate dinner.