Back to the 60's

I decided to make a trip back to the 60's. There truly is amazing music in modern day, but in order to capture entirely the scope of film scores, you must also go back to the old times.

The first song that I will be sharing with you is the overture from the score West Side Story.

The West Side Story holds a very memorable theme that most people have heard at one time in their life. The overture found in the beginning of the score represents the rest just perfectly. It begins with a slightly chaotic sound to it, but quickly changes becoming more organized in fun and light theme. It gradually introduces you to the love theme that it is integrated into the light and free sound of the instruments. Not long after, its perfect transition that slows down considerably while it sends you into the love theme allows you to feel the depth as it meets the height of its emotional appeal.
Another well timed transition starts lightening up the mood into something less serious than what was just heard. The fun instruments fade in just right so that they don’t completely disrupt what is going on. The deep emotion that is felt during this period is lifted while you are thrown back into the louder and faster music that gets things going once again. The main theme is introduced and it gradually gets faster until it reaches its ending. This is where you sit, wait, and ask for more!