Read about the concept of Leitmotif [1], that some claim was introduced by Wagner but seems to have already been present in the early 17th century. Leitmotif re

Read about the concept of Leitmotif [1], that some claim was introduced by Wagner but seems to have already been present in the early 17th century. Leitmotif represents the idea that you can imply dramatic progression through music. The idea is that by using short melodies and simple chord progressions you can bind together elements of a story. Also see [2] for a birds eye view on soundtrack design by major movie makers. [1] https://wikiless.org/wiki/Leitmotif?lang=en https://wikiless.org/wiki/Leitmotif?lang=en [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfqkvwW2fs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfqkvwW2fs