The sounds of words and their emphasis are not unique concepts to poetry. Consider for a moment the world of the playwright, opera, and musicals. On these stages music and the written word are one. Though musicals and operas may appear similar to movies, they are dramatically different due to the individual actor chosen for each role and due to interpretation. It is not about the camera work but about the actor's performance of said character before a live audience. They are the center of the world for that moment, they are the breathing life of the room.
The three clips below are from different playbills and consist of variations from pitch to tone. Listen to the words and ponder the use of sound and music. What does music do for an audience and what do the words recited provide for said audience? I ask this quite a lot but it is important to thoroughly digest the knowledge gained from researching to draw from said experiences gained and to create or further comprehend the true nature of sounds in literature, film, and theater.
The Sound of Music-Do Re Mi Fa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIjobdArtiA
West Side Story-"I Feel Pretty"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7PIyIcCro
Phantom of the Opera-"All I Ask of You"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpINCCWn4tk
Luciano Pavarotti-Vesti La Giubba-I Pagliacci (You may cry on this one. Emotional piece).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kbi1EMcD3E
Again, take some time to think over how the words and music combine to evoke emotion and feeling. Hopefully as the week has come to an end you, as a writer or reader, have questioned the usage of sound.
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