ome start with a stylized prologue that is not really part of the action but sets a tone or introduces a theme
I particularly find these types of openings very interesting. Some opening credit sequences are merely aesthetically pleasing, while others can introduce nearly all of the main ideas and themes of the film without any dialogue. I wonder how audience attention span varies with these different types of credit sequences.
Similarly, Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns are unimaginable without Ennio Morricone’s sinuous music, which sets the stage for their breath-less action as well as playful self-consciousness
Similar to opening credit sequences beginning to die out, I feel like I've heard a lot of people complain about the lack of compelling original scores in modern films. I don't know if I completely agree with that sentiment, but musical themes obviously play a vital storytelling roll and I admit that I am hard pressed to think of many modern musical themes that really stuck out to me.
ollywood franchises as the Pink Panther and James Bond movies, as well as Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can(2002) and the AMC television series Mad Men.
I wonder if sequences like this will continue to be created into the future. Besides Catch Me If You Can and Mad Men, I can think of very few stylized opening credit sequences. In fact, opening credit sequences in general seem to be a dying art form.
Toph Beifong
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