Character and Production Process of Film Score that Won Thailand National Film Assocation Awards

Abstract

The character and production process of film scores that won Thailand National Film Association Awards aims to study the concept, production process, and characteristics of film scores in Thai films that won Thailand National Film Association Awards for Best Original Score from 2010-2022 consisting of 11 films: Yamada, Kon Khon, Echo Planet, Jan Dara 2: The Finale, The Teacher’s Diary, Heart Attack, A Gift, Bad Genius, The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra, Where We Belong, and The Medium. This study used analysis of the characteristics of the film score and in-depth interview with six film score composers who are still active in the film score industry and who won Thailand National Film Association Awards for Best Original Score from 2010-2022 by recruited for semi-structured interview. The results of the study can be divided according to the objectives as follows: The results of the study according to the first objective were to study the concept and production process of film scores in Thai films that won Thailand National Film Association Awards including: (1) film scores are an important element that must be used to support the right timing in order to complete a movie without being so outstanding that it steals the focus of the audience from the images on the screen; (2) the minor scale is mainly found in film scores; (3) the theme music often appears and represents the story of and the characters in the movie; (4) the production process of film scores begins when the composers are given many tools to communicate and allow those involved in the production process to be on the same page. They used the concept and arranged the music before they submitted film scores to producers or directors in order to periodically receive feedback. The editing and testing film scores together with the movie. The results of the study according to the second objective were to analyses the characteristics of film scores in Thai films that won Thailand National Film Association Awards including: using a mixture of Eastern and Western music, using a scale to create theme music and other sound effects.