Research Source

One source I intend on using is the actual film Titanic. My essay topic is how music plays an effect into the melodrama and the effect it has on the audience. Although this is a film rather than a book or article, it is just as meaningful. The music played throughout this almost 4 hour long film has an effect bigger than the usual melodrama. Some of the last people alive before the sinking of the ship dedicate the rest of their lives to music to play to help set the mood of the passengers on the ship and try and calm them down as much as possible. This is a useful source to use because aside from the violinists dedicated to their music, other background music is played all throughout the film that justifies the mood of the characters and then takes its toll on the audience. This source is helpful in shaping my argument for my essay about the role music plays in melodramas and the wide range of effects it has on the audience. The information is reliable and there are many people that can agree with the emotional affect given by the music in this film.