CHAPTER 3
Countermelody
Listen to and view the musical examples accompanying Chapter 3, Countermelody.
For detailed analysis, explanations of compositional techniques, and the complete methodology, see The Craft of Film and Video Game Composition: Structure, Design, and Practice (Routledge).
Dependent Countermelody
Parallel Interval Harmonization
Fig 3.1 “Run to the Church” – The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard, 1999)
Fig 3.2 “Jill’s Theme” – Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone, 1968)
Fig 3.3 Duel of the Fates” – Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (John Williams, 1999)
Chromatic Parallel Motion
Fig 3.4 “Main Theme” – Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith, 1992)
Fig 3.5 “Carlotta’s Portrait” – Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann, 1958)
Planing
Fig 3.6 “River” – The Mission (Ennio Morricone, 1987)
Fig 3.7 “Light” – The Thin Red Line (Hans Zimmer, 1998)
Fig 3.8 “Rebel Theme” – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (John Williams, 1977)
Fig 3.9 “Barbarian Horde” – Gladiator (Hans Zimmer, 2000)