"a sound must never come to the rescue of an image, nor an image to the rescue of sound"

Film is not a singularity, it has always been (in my life) a dichotamy of sound and image, and the best moments of film that linger in my mind, reminding me of the moments of my life where i was sitting in the theater transfixed and transported by film, use the two sides to immerse the audience in the world of the film. I personally am very attached to films that successfully employ the use of music, not simply as an overlay on the image, but when the music and image are entwined, working with each to create a sum greater than the parts. I strive to marry song to image in my career, but I'm not sure if this will be successfully accomplished in my 4500 film. regardless of what happens this semester I will continue to think of film and image together, especially music and image.

In regards to my final film, the soundscape will encompass music, but simply as a diagenic artifact of the party. I do have one song (Beethoven's Symphony No. 7) serving as somewhat of a theme song for one character.