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Topic: Need Help w/ Choosing Uplifting & Depressing Scores
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brittanyh
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Hi, I'm a psychology student at the University of Colorado and am conducting a research project on music's effect on mood. I need to find some music to play in each of 2 experimental conditions (Happy & Sad) and was hoping people had suggestions for what to use. Each piece of music needs to clearly convey the particular mood. So if anyone knows of some music that is clearly happy/uplifting or sad/depressing then PLEASE let me know! Thanks so much!Brittany
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posted 03-01-2007 04:28 PM PT (US) ip
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Lancelot
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I think, (in addition to things like "Ode to Joy"), you should probably consider.."Schindler's List"
"Home Alone"
"Dances With Wolves"
"The Great Escape"
"Henry V" (Doyle)
"Rudy" There are plenty others, of course, but I picked these because of their variance on psychological "highs" and "lows", at least musically speaking.
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posted 03-01-2007 06:25 PM PT (US) ip
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Camillu
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Happy:
Blizzard Suite
Flying from Peter Pan
Beetlejuice
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - End Titles
Harry's Wondrous World from Philosopher's Stone
Where? from Mission to Mars
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posted 03-01-2007 09:57 PM PT (US) ip
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Stargate
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Here are some tracks that I think are "happy":Baby Beauty from Black Beauty
The Big Game from Chicken Little
Main Titles from Dave
My Name is Elsa Immelman from Mrs. Doubtfire Good luck!
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posted 03-02-2007 07:57 AM PT (US) ip
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Shaun Rutherford
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For some reason, I was thinking about this thread this morning. How about Donnie Brasco by Patrick Doyle? Heartbreaking in the film. Poor Lefty. Shaun
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posted 03-02-2007 10:28 AM PT (US) ip
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Camillu
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Sad:
Edward Scissorhands
Munich
Angela's Ashes
The Life of David Gale (title track and 'almost martyrs')
Titus - Crossroads
ESB - Carbon Freeze scene once we see Han in Carbonite
Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan
Cruxifiction from Passion of the Christ
The Breaking of the Fellowship
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posted 03-02-2007 11:49 AM PT (US) ip
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Demetris Christodoulides
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Camillu:
The Life of David Gale (title track <HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>And what a gorgeous piece that is eh? I have always loved that but i was especially glad to hear it in the WORLD TRADE CENTER trailers. Beautiful, simply beautiful. [Message edited by Demetris Christodoulides on 03-02-2007]
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posted 03-02-2007 01:13 PM PT (US) ip
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brittanyh
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WOW! thank you guys all sooo much! i can't wait to listen to all of these! keep them coming if you think of any more  thanks again, you guys saved me!
Brittany
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posted 03-02-2007 01:20 PM PT (US) ip
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wilbur gray
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The same theme played differently to convey varying moods would also be interesting.A good example would be the soundtrack to Scent of a Woman.The theme for Al Pacino's character when played slowly throughout the early scenes well illustrates his melancholy mood.At the end when he has successfully defended his friend Charlie at a disciplinary hearing,the same theme is played loudly and triumphantly.Also,for happy and upbeat you can't go wrong with John Williams'1941 and Raiders of the Lost Ark marches.
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posted 03-03-2007 08:11 PM PT (US) ip
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sean
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EXTREME VOMIT-INDUCING HAPPINESS: Hans Zimmer's Radio Flyer should drive any sane person up the wall, like if that shroom sequence in Tenacious D In: The Pick Of Destiny was for serious and not pretend; makes me wake up in cold sweats at night, which is usually followed by me running into the wall in pitch black and being knocked out for several hours--it's a vicious cycle.[Message edited by sean on 03-03-2007]
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posted 03-03-2007 11:58 PM PT (US) ip
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shureman
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Happy: Baby's Day Out (Broughton)
Depressing: La Fuga (Piccioni)
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posted 03-04-2007 08:34 AM PT (US) ip
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Demetris Christodoulides
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Gorgeously depressing:
GABRIEL YARED and STEPHAN MOUCHA - The live of others (Das Leber den Anderen)
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posted 03-05-2007 12:52 PM PT (US) ip
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Richard Street
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Personally the CD I find most cheers me up is Music From Carry On Films. The City of Prague do a pretty good job on this one.As for depressing - pretty much any Howard Shore album. COPLAND and some of his earlier Cronenberg scores in particular (though not THE FLY, which is big and bold enough to not be depressing). The only CD that's made me feel physically ill while listening was Dr Who At The Radiophonic Workshop Vol 2, including "music" from the Pertwee era.
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posted 03-06-2007 11:24 AM PT (US) ip
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Camillu
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It's hard not to smile when listening to Marc Shaiman's 'City Slickers II' Main Title.
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posted 03-07-2007 01:37 AM PT (US) ip
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scoreaholic
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A lot of music from Thomas Newman Can Be considered sad. Try the track american beauty from American Beauty.
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posted 03-12-2007 07:21 PM PT (US) ip
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