What Extent Does Tim Burton Use Music In Edward Scissorhands

Tim Burton, a widely known and highly celebrated director and producer of several movies including Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and the 2005 version of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory were provided life by Burton’s unique usage of cinematic techniques. Burton’s handling of music was beyond spectacular as he could easily alter the mood of a scene in a matter of seconds. Not to mention his utilization of shots to capture specific angles and to aid the audience in understanding certain things such as height differences. A common technique in most of Burton’s films is the flashback which guides the audience in understanding a character's past. In this essay, I will be analyzing Tim Burton’s uses music, the long shot and the flashback. To begin with, Burton uses music to manipulate the mood in all of his movies to create either an eerie, excited, or melancholy mood. For example, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when the oompa loompas make their presence known, the music that follows them changes the mood to a buoyant and mischievous tone. Whereas, in Edward Scissorhands during the opening credits and the battle/death of Jim, the music was ominous, tense, and melancholy. However, the tone constantly changes in Edward Scissorhands such as the scene when Edward is cutting

One example of this is in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory when Willy Wonka visits the oompa loompas and eats the insect soup with the chief to show a massive size difference between the chief and Willy. In addition to that, in Big Fish during the scene when Edward Bloom and Karl the Giant meet the long shot contrasts the size of Edward and Karl. Finally, in Edward Scissorhands the camera zooms out to reveal the quaint and vibrant town below the ominous castle. To summarize this, the long shot has accomplished its job by comparing and contrasting people or objects in Burton’s