The Bible and Music

As I was searching for a film score from a movie that depicted the crucifixion of Jesus, I stumbled about this video on YouTube. The video of the link I included with this post is derived from the movie, The Passion of the Christ, which was produced in 2004 with Mel Gibson in the cast. The reason this piece of music stuck out to me compared to the rest of the ones that I listened to is due to the range of beats it displayed. I was skeptical about the melody at first, however I became interested in how quick the music could change a mood. The first minute of the song is extremely slow paced and then at the 1:10 mark it begins to pick up. The reason for this more intense beat is from the drums that are being played and I could feel the intensity from the song. While I was listening, I caught myself forming images of what I believed was happening in the movie and that is why this piece of music was enjoyable for me.

The rhythm of the song begins to slowly change again around the 2:00 minute mark and I could see more emotions being displayed. I started to hear background voices that added to the music’s emotional feel. The 6th minute of the video was when my attention was at its peak and the music almost sounded like somebody whistling. The flow of the music began to develop further and at times it reminded me of some of the chants that we previously listened to. The last part of the song was more ancient-like in instruments and sounds that I heard. It had a Middle Eastern feel during this part of the soundtrack. Overall, I was impressed with the piece because of its diversity and how it could change the intensity in a snap of the finger.