h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'd never really noticed how much they use music these days. But the discussion does remind me of how, in old horror films, they used to sudden bursts of music to make the audience jump as the monster or Dracula or whomever appeared; which later changed to using it at inappropriate times and silence at appropriate times to alter the audiences' conditioned expectations.

Think some of the music seems to be woven in so carefully that you might not consciously notice it. Know I've listened to soundtracks and thought "I don't remember that music" and watched it again and then picked up on it in the background.

me too, thats what its supposed to be like though

The reason for the Keys of Marinus being 'Doctor-Lite' was that William Hartnell had booked those weeks off to go on holiday (it wouldn't happen today - well, unless Terry Wogan was playing the Doctor).

Aw, that'd be awesome!!

It has oft been said that film/TV scores are like football referees: if you don't notice them, they're doing a good job.

That may be true of music scores but it certainly isn't true of football referees! Football referees aren't noticed when the players are playing football but football referees *are* noticed when the players *aren't* playing football; much depends on all parties' knowledge of the laws of football. Mind you, there is the odd occasion when one isn't breaking the rules exactly but bending them a little.

As to music, I recently watched The Caves of Androzani dvd with the production/technical/whatever the term is subtitles and all one can hear is the music; there was a surprisingly small amount of music. Music can enhance and detract from visual experiences; truisms aren't true; unlimited rice pudding; et cetera, et cetera

Sounds like an interesting way of watching a DVD though. So there was no dialogue? Must be a bit odd.

they do that on most of the old who dvds... shame they dont do it on the new ones as well...

Bit bizzare though. Will have a look at the couple of old ones I have though.