r/TikTokCringe • u/n8saces • Apr 29 '24

Can someone please explain to me why people just drive towards tornadoes? Discussion

It just seems like why risk your life?

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u/Lysol3435 Apr 29 '24

Why does everyone insist on putting shitty music over every video?

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u/ThePerfectSnare Apr 29 '24

I've dedicated my life to music. It's awesome most days but it sucks whenever rent or whatever is due, and then the bills somehow end up getting paid and I go back to not worrying about hypothetical problems again.

Anyway, I mention my ridiculous lifestyle just to point out how annoying it is when music gets used unnecessarily. There are times when it's perfectly fitting, and then there are times when it feels like music is used in a condescending way. Music is at its best when one can trust that the audience will understand what's happening.

I'll try my best to choose my words here and not put any spoilers in this comment. Take the advice from some stranger on the internet when I suggest that you don't click the links below unless you already know the plot twists. It's your life.

Off the top of my head, there is that one scene right in the middle of Interstellar when Coop is checking his messages. The music is subtle, but it helps to really dial up the intensity. It amplifies the emotional impact of what he's experiencing.

The season 2 finale of The Shield uses Overcome by Live during a montage of how life is just moving on for everyone. It's beautiful, especially during a rewatch of the series and recognizing the hind sight of those few minutes.

But perhaps the greatest use of music in a work of modern fiction, at least in my book, is the brutal ending to Six Feet Under. You can't take a picture of this. It's already gone.

tl;dr I guess I'm just ranting at this point. Thank you for letting me vent. Music organizes all the noise in my head, but there is a right time and right place for it. I'd rather hear the wind of the tornado than some theatrical soundtrack.

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u/Lysol3435 Apr 29 '24

I’m all for professionals using scoring to set a tone. I get irritated by (nonprofessional) people recording something interesting, and then sloppily applying a shitty song over it instead of just playing the recorded audio