Background or Accompanying music.

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Hallo folks..... been out of it for some time but recently need to let off steam with you all.

Have been taking the time to watch movies and documentaries that have no accompanying music. They seem to be concentrated in the early 20th century black and white, silent or 40's or 50's era films.

This is because I HATE THE BLOODY NOISE ! What is it with all this damn LOUD music and and screeching special affects already ?

Why do film companies seem to think it's okay to drown out the audio of someone commentating with loud dramatic music? It's become pervasive, apart from the news readers and I think it's even creeping in there.

I watched an old British Sherlock Holms film last night and apart from the orchestral opening and final curtain....the rest of the film had no music at all.....how wonderful.

On an upbeat though, I see the United States is looking at stopping these LOUD tv commercials because not everybody has a tv with sound level control.....besides, they have been bombarded with complains...me being one of them.

So, my question to you, dear friends is: Do you feel the same and what can we do about it apart from destroying all the editing rooms?

Background music in films doesn't bother me but I loathe going into shops and restaurants that play music.

My favourite restaurant in central London doesn't play music, thank Dog, and it's absolute bliss.

OTOH, there's no online music when I shop online!

This sucking music was one of the reasons why i eventually abolished TV. After one so--called horror movie in which the female main character was screaming and shouting for 90 minutes, i decided that i can very well do without. Even worse for me were the fast cuts.

I don't care about it entirely much, as in I'm not hypersensitive to it or anything like that, but I can see where you're coming from. One thing I notice, in music releases nowadays, everything is trying to be more "loud" and "boomy." Like, if you listen to a remaster of, let's say, a Pink Floyd album, from 2005 or so on a CD, it's basically gotten louder and more "boomy" compared to the original CD that came out in the 80s. I think most people can't notice sound details, so they think if it's louder, it sounds better. Also, one possible reason why people think a vinyl LP sounds better than a CD, isn't so much the actual mediums themselves, but it's probably just that the vinyl is mastered more traditionally, instead of just being loud like a CD.

That's my beef in music, but in movies, not too much beef, just yeah, sometimes there's sound effects when there's not much reason for them to be there. Sometimes I much prefer arty quiet kinda movies, just because it's not gonna be all ACTION SUSPENSE ALL THE TIME YEAH!

I'm always noticing background music that nobody else does. Some shows have something that doesn't even qualify as music, it's just a long droning sound that seems to be coming from a trumpet or similar instrument. Of course, trying to point it out to anyone else is always a waste of time since they can never hear it. Makes you wonder why the people responsible for the show's music even bother with it.

I like Kieslowski films because there are long silences. The music is sparse, and when it is featured it actually means something, it's not just in the background, it is part of the story.

taking something away from everyone just because some people complain due to sensory issues isn't fair to everyone else who doesn't have them. Instead of getting rid of the versions with it, why don't the just put out a second edition without it you can special order.