Before the time of the “talking film”, all films were completely silent. The majority of silent films were accompanied by full orchestras, organists and pianists to add movement and emotion to the film. Music was used to create suspense, symbolize moments and add a voice to the film without speaking. And over time, even as films moved forward, talking music continued to be used in films from the 1930s to today. Today I will be covering two different musical scores from today's award-winning films, "Hedwig's Theme." from “Harry Potter Series” and “Raiders March” from “Indiana Jones”. Raiders MarchRaiders March has been broken down into a three-part ABA form, with Sections A and B using different but related melodic ideas with the famous melody that begins the March already suggests much of Indiana's character. First, it is played by unison trumpets, and each of its short motifs begins with a militaristic dotted rhythm, both giving the impression that it is a hero's theme. Section B changes the mood of the song, with a much lighter and more playful rhythm. With tone, the section loses much of its march statement before returning to a repeat of Section A. Dynamics Starting on a strong moderate, the march grabs the audience's attention from the start, introducing them to a strong note. As the piece progresses it maintains its dynamics, although through section A the dynamics of section B can be heard calming down to a moderate piano, creating a softer, calmer sound with a lighter and more playful atmosphere. Harmony The march begins with an anacrosis, before the first measure of the piece. Starting from C major, the bass stays fixed on C throughout the song while the chords in the middle of paper ...... known chord. Bars 9 and 10 of the theme return to the original E minor chord along with the same opening melody. But in bars 11 and 12, the music suddenly takes a new direction, sounding three additional minor chords that have no relation to each other. The resulting sound is not only unusual. Since the progression is curious, it also creates an aura of wonder.MelodyWhile the first five measures are entirely in the key of E minor, the sixth measure introduces a note foreign to it, F natural. These same intervals are also heard in bars 13-15, now with an additional middle note. The phrase of a section therefore ends with these strange intervals, which helps to give an air of mystery to the theme. The melody of section B differs from that of section A in that the score changes from Hedwig's theme to actually introduce "Nimbus 2000", the notes become shorter and faster