This post is going over the sounds of the movie, Maleficent. The clip that I will be discussing is called "Fairy Godmother" which is a publicity clip from IMDB's Maleficent page. It starts out where Aurora is in the moors for the first time. As discussed, the visual beauty in this is wonderful. It stands out in the darkness. The sounds, however, play a huge part to the beauty and the magic seen in the movie (IMDB,2014)
The magic creatures squeal and squeak. You hear little wings flapping and magical sounds as the magical creatures fly all around Aurora. It seems as the same sound you would hear from Tinkerbell. These noises are truly magical. They are not from our world, or the natural world. It is brought about from special effects. This helped to know that this was a fantasy movie. The magical noises are a very good indication of the mysterious magic in the film (IMDB,2014).
The story is told by dialogue. The characters react by dialogue. The magical creatures (besides the three fairies and Maleficent) do not have dialogue. Their communication is strickly through special effects. I am sure in some scenes, automated dialogue replacement was used since a few of the scenes were filmed outdoors. Even when Maleficent was in the palace putting a curse on baby Aurora, the large area where they filmed may have not been the best for the acoustics. This would also lead for the need to use automated dialogue replacement (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011).
As I have mentioned before, sound effects were used for magical scenes. For instance, when Maleficent turned her crow into the dragon, his fire-breathing was the use of sound effects and Foley artists. I also believe that the use of the voices for the three fairies (in their smaller form) was done with voice over (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2011).
The music was all intrumental. It was hauntingly beautiful, as was the "I Know You" sung by Lana Del Rey. It was amazing. It added to the moods of the scenes. In the most happy moments of the film, the music was joyous and upbeat. In the moments where there was sadness and anger, it was more dismal. It truly darkened the mood of the scene (Disney, 2014).
If the movie was filmed with more realistic sounds in the moor, I know that it would not have had the same affect on us. We would not have felt the magic that we are to feel. If the music didn't have an eerie sound, we would not have that sad or angry feeling. You cannot have the feeling of happiness if the music is depressing. If you pull up Disney's Maleficent website, you hear one of the songs from the soundtrack. It is an intense song (Disney, 2014).
The music and sounds add to this film tremendously. If any of these sound elements are removed from the movie, it would not have the same dramatic affect on us as what Disney wants us to have. That is why they are the wonderful, talented, and intelligent minds that create these movies. Disney does not hold out on the special effects. They know when to put the right amount in to please the majority of the world with their beauty.
References:
Goodykoontz, B. & Jacobs, C.P. (2011). Film: From Watching to Seeing. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
IMDB. (2014). Fairy Godmother - Maleficent Clip [Video File]. retrieved from www.imdb.com/title/tt15873101?ref_=nv_sr_1
Disney's Website : movies.disney.com/maleficent
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