Harold And Maude Soundtrack

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Title: Harold and Maude

Soundtrack

Year: 1971

Writer: Colin Higgins

Director: Hal Ashby

Actors: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, and Vivian Pickles

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Sound is an important element of film. Dialogue is the spoken form of the words in the script. Dialogue helps the audience find out about the characters and use the words that are spoken to understand what is happening in the movie. Sound effects are sounds made from conventional and unconventional techniques to add realism to a scene. Music in film can be a score or a soundtrack. A score is a collection of instrumental pieces of music used for a film. Soundtracks are songs by an artist or artists created or given for use in the movie. Any of these forms of sound can be used together or as the only sound in a scene.

Harold And Maude Soundtrack

Harold and Maude is considered a dark romantic comedy. In the dialogue there are many moments that are funny. There is a scene in which a priest is discussing his opposition to Harold (Bud Cort) having a relationship with 79 year old Maude (Ruth Gordon). This is one of the funniest scenes in the movie. The music used in the movie is created by Cat Stevens. The songs flow well with the scenes. There are also sound effects used in the movie. Maude loves to steal people’s cars. After she is done talking with the person she encounters, she will put her foot on the pedal and drive off speeding. The sound effect of the screeching car makes the scenes funnier. The sounds in Harold and Maude supports the theme well. The theme is no matter what troubles one may have, the person should live life to the fullest!

In this scene Harold’s mother is filling out a questionnaire because she wants Harold (Bud Cort) to begin dating. Harold’s mother is asking questions to Harold but he is not responding. So she answers the questions for him. As she is speaking, he is putting the bullets in the gun. The sound effects are loud and clear as he opens up the chamber and then puts the bullets in one by one. As Harold is doing this his mother continues to talk. At one point he points the gun to her. She does not notice and continues to talk about the questionnaire. Harold points the gun to himself and pulls the trigger. The shot is heard and Harold falls to the ground in the chair. The sound effect of the chair hitting the ground is loud. But his mom continues to ignore him and keeps talking. Harold has many deaths throughout the movie but his mother is annoyed by his attempts. This scene is the representation of their relationship. This relationship is one of the issues in his life. He wants the attention and affection from his mother that is not reciprocated.

The song featured in this scene is an audio representation of the theme. A person should be able to live the life he or she wants without repercussions. People should be able to love who they want. A person should not change for anyone else. And that everyone should be happy because life is short. If a person dreams about something then he or she should have the opportunity to make it a reality. All of these statements go along with the main theme.

The song “Trouble” is the main form of sound in this scene. Maude has taken pills intending to kill herself. The ambulance has arrived at the hospital and Harold is trying to get her checked in to the emergency room. He desperately wants Maude to live. There are direct cuts to Harold speeding in his car and back to the hospital frequently in the scene. There are sound effects of Harold’s car screeching as he drives recklessly. I believe this song sums up all of the troubles in his life (relationship with his mom, his obsession with death, Maude’s intentional overdose). All of these troubles are wearing him down and he wants to be free from them. The scene ends with the doctor notifying him of Maude’s death. If a different song was played or the dialogue was heard, the effect on the audience would not have been the same. The song adds to the sadness and heaviness that Harold feels.

The added sound effects of the screeching cars and ambulance sirens toward the end of the movie are some of the sounds that can notify the viewer that this would be a romantic comedy/drama. The sound effects used in the movie are realistic. If there were sound effects that were intended for comedic use, it would take away from the theme and the overall effect of the movie.

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References: IMDB. (Website). (2001). Harold and Maude Movie Poster [Image]. Retrieved from http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2784467456/tt0067185?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_pos_15#

Kroiker McGuire. (2008, December 30). “Trouble” sequence from Harold & Maude [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbSkybMuqs

MOVIECLIPS. (2011, October 10). Harold and Maude (2/8) Movie CLIP- Dating Questionnaire (1971) HD [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reJAzTE980s

nasdarovie. (2010, August 30). Harold & Maude- If you want to sing out, sing out- Ruth Gordon [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKGze_1DWbE