Post #1- Introduction to Sounds from the Silver Screen

Welcome to my blog, Sounds from the Silver Screen. My name is Charlie Rankin and I am currently a student at Washburn University in Topeka, KS studying Mass Media with an emphasis in Contemporary Journalism. One of my classes has given me the opportunity to create a blog which is something I have been wanting to do for a long time.

I was thinking for a while about what it is exactly I could blog about. My original idea was to have a generic film centered blog, where I would review films I had seen recently. The internet is oversaturated with film review blogs however so I decided I needed something more specific in the film world. I have, in the past few years, really gotten into film scores and soundtracks. I decided that I could incorporate that recent interest into my blog. Therefore, this blog will be centered around how music is used in film.

Posts here will include everything from reviews and thoughts of various film scores and soundtracks, discussion of techniques that are implemented regarding music in film, looks at different film composers and the films they make music for, and many other topics.

Also included will be a list of some of the movie music I'm listening to taken from Spotify. This ever changing playlist can be found on the right. This week's playlist is the score from the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.

(SPOILER ALERT: Although this particular playlist doesn't include any, some film scores include track titles that may contain spoilers for the film if you haven't seen it. I will try to include the above warning/alert for any scores or discussion of scores which may include spoilery track titles)

I hope this blog will be something you can come to and enjoy reading and perhaps gain some knowledge about and a better appreciation for the music we find in the films we watch.

See you soon and keep listening,

Charlie