About music in a media.

[Gunslingerjh]

I used to think that soundtracks are absolutely essential to convey emotions in films, until I watched Das Weisse Band (The White Ribbon). I highly recommend it.

The only music you hear in this film is when it's played/sung by the characters (for example, playing instruments, or the church choir). But despite the lack of a soundtrack, the film is quite effective in inducing strong emotions in the viewer. I was surprised with how distressing and tense it was. I don't know exactly how to explain it, but it made me realise that sometimes soundtracks kind of "tell you" what you should feel instead of letting you feel it by yourself.

The sound of silence can be very powerful indeed.

Interesting! Will definitely check it out!