[lit-ideas] Musical Cue in Movies

  • From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:13:30 -0400

I noticed a gender-related musical convention being employed by both movies and TV. Has anyone else noticed this?

* At the end of an act or drama, if the situation is resolved ambiguously or tragically, the soundtrack usually includes a FEMALE vocalist.

* At the end of an act or drama, if the situation has ended happily or resolved according to formulaic moral expectations, the soundtrack includes a MALE vocalist.

Check it out next time you are exposed to pop culture. The convention is not strict and universal, but it is pervasive.


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