The team
that went into making Lost took professionalism to a new
dimension. They were able to maintain the dramatic tone encompassing excitement
that keeps you on the edge of your seat as well as make you feel closer to the
show.
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| Giacchino at the Oscars accepting his award in 2010. |
One of the ways the show draws you in is because of the music. This imperative
element lets one know when something exciting or comedic or heartwarming will
happen. The music for Lost was successfully composed by Michael
Giacchino, who has composed the score for numerous films such as Star Trek, Super 8, and Disney Pixar's Up for which he won an Oscar in 2010.
My
favorite musical piece from the show is from season 2 right after Rose prevents
Hurley from blowing up the food pantry after not being able to handle the
responsibility. Hurley decides to hand out all the food to the plane passengers
and try to be the good guy instead. The music that plays in this scene
perfectly captures the moment and mood which is vital when entertaining an
audience. The youtube clip below shows the scene with the music, unfortunately
the small amount of dialogue is in Spanish.
It was
this scene where I fell in love with the show because of the perfect blend of
emotion and spontaneity the show brings to the table sometimes. At the end of
the scene, the show reveals that a husband and wife separated by the crash are
alive. During this emotional scene the music is there to comfort you
immediately. Only Lost could have
characters and music that can evoke emotions never experienced before. Usually
the end of the show ends in a BANG, usually leaving a cliffhanger for next week's
episode. The episode with this scene ends very pleasantly with a musical
conclusion, leaving the audience with some closure on the characters.
Not only is the music fantastic, but
it is fairly simple. Giacchino occasionally uses the same melodies for "same-genred"
scenes. For the action scenes, Giacchino
use a variation of the same tune but will make small adjustments for each
scene. In emotional scenes he will use the same music but change it slightly,
customizing his music to fit each scene perfectly. He also did this for the Up soundtrack, still winning the
hearts of millions.
Great job on Lost and I'm looking forward to your future projects.
It's very true that music plays a vital part in the emotion of a scene - which you capture in this post.
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