Raiders March from ‘The Raiders March’
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Transcript of Raiders March from ‘The Raiders March’
Raiders March from ‘Indiana Jones and The Raiders of
the Lost Ark’By Shrivats 11E
Song informationComposed by John Williams (same man who
composed the music for Star Wars) and played by the London symphony orchestra
Produced by George Lucas (also the producer of Star Wars) and directed by Steven Spielberg
Film SynopsisIn 1936, Indiana Jones, an adventure seeking
explorer, is hired by the U.S. government to search of the Ark of Covenant, a golden casket used by the ancient Hebrews which held the Ten Commandments. The Ark supposedly posses the ability to transfer magical powers to it’s user and the ability to communicate with God. Which is why Indiana Jones and fellow explorer Marion Ravenwood was determined to find it before Adolf Hitler’s Nazi forces discover it and unleash it’s power.
Basic FactsThe purpose of the song was to capture the
essence of the hero Indiana Jones The song gives colorful, “larger-than-life”
effect (something that legends are made of) to suggest a brave, thrill-seeking and conquering hero in Indiana Jones
Driving march section
Ostinato patterns with energetic and good dynamic rhythmsC Major-key melody with dotted rhythms and leaps which advocate
Jones’ desire to leap into action (ABAB structure)Strength and brilliance of the percussion and brass instruments
dominate the timbre while the loud volume compliments Indiana Jones’ reckless adventures
The song maintains it’s moderately fast tempo to evoke a sense of the non-stop exhilarating action in the movie
Time signature kept simple (4/4)
Chords and intervals
In piano score most of the chords are right handed chords consisting of at least two notes of different pitches. In bars 1-6 all the chords are two-note chords which form only one interval.
After bars 7 and onwards some of the chords used are three-note chords, which means each chord will produce 3 intervals.
Concords, discords and Harmony
The harmony of the song, which can produce an emotional effect on the audience, helps to illustrate and convey character
The chords in bar five (above) produce concordant harmonic effect. Concords are chords that are pleasant to hear.
The concordant harmony helps the listener to picture the character (which in this case would be Indiana Jones)
Themes conveyedThe music conveys the personality of a hero
like Indiana JonesUses a leitmotif: “a piece of music used
repeatedly to represent a character, theme, or action” to convey the character of Indiana Jones as this would later become his recurring theme song in the rest of the movies
Daring, adventure seeking, heroic and all-conquering. These are some of the attributes of Jones which the music is trying to convey
Full Score (just as a referance)
Bibliography1980, April. "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Wikipedia,
the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark>.
Dorricott, I. J., and B. C. Allan. "'The Raiders March'" Exploring Film Music. Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1998. Print.
"Leitmotif - Television Tropes & Idioms." Home Page - Television Tropes & Idioms. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. <http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Leitmotif>.