Armistad
The Suitability of the Music in Amistad I watched the movie Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg. This movie is a drama about a historical event. The La Amistad was a slave ship. In 1839 a group of Africans who were captured and being transported on the Amistad revolted and killed the crew aboard. They are recaptured and put on trial in America. The score for the film was composed and produced by John Williams. He is a staple in the film industry. Some of his many other film scores included Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, to just name a few. The music in Amistad is orchestral. There is a heavy use of strings, flutes, drums and trumpets. Some "traditional West African Chants" are sprinkled throughout the film as well. The songs composed by John Williams include
The moments in Africa, during capture, and than after the revolts have very interesting uses of African drums and interpretations of African chants. Two different versions of "Dry Your Tears Africa" are used once early in the film with the accompanying vocals and a quieter version towards the end of the film. Some of the other songs in the movie represent music that may have been heard during that period. The reviewers claimed that the circumstances in which the Africans found themselves on trial in the first place called for more somber music in the end. There are many scenes in a courtroom. This song invokes strong emotions about the plight of the Africans. Much of the music is played as background music. So, I thought the music was well suited to the moment. Again I felt it was used well to create an emotional response to what I was watching. : "Dry Your Tears Africa, Sierra Leone, 1839 and the Capture of Cinque, Crossing the Atlantic, Cinque's Theme, Cinque's Memories of Home, Middle Passage, The Long Road to Justice, July 4, 1839, Mr. The music on board the white ship is played on a cello.
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