My husband was on a panel at a legal conference right around the time The Silence of the Lambs<\/em> was released. \u00a0An FBI profiler was also on a panel at the conference. \u00a0The moderator\u00a0asked what the profiler thought of the film. \u00a0He said, “I was scared to death”. \u00a0The moderator asked why. “Don’t you deal with this stuff every day in your job?” \u00a0The profiler replied, “Yes. \u00a0But in my job, there’s no music.”<\/span><\/p>\n Jonathan Demme is known for marrying sound and picture in a very evocative way. \u00a0He creates a sound atmosphere’s that heightens emotion that’s already there but doesn’t hit you over the head telling you how to feel. \u00a0Howard Shore wrote the score and he\u00a0talks about music in film HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n This is also my impression of your score for SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. The music is very \u201cneutral\u201d and monochromatic. It\u2019s just flowing without much counterpoint. Here is an analysis of Shore’s score for The Fellowship of the Rings trilogy. \u00a0He is, indeed, a modern master.<\/p>\n
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\nI tried to write in a way that goes right into the fabric of the movie. I tried to make the music just fit in. When you watch the movie you are not aware of the music. You get your feelings from all elements simultaneously, lighting, cinematography, costumes, acting, music. Jonathan Demme was very specific about the music. His suggestions were valuable\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n