On a whim, I started perusing movie reviews today, and I noticed something that struck me as perculiar. Very, very few Reviews, for almost any Movie, make mention of a Movie's soundtrack unless the Movie in question is explicitly a Musical.

Am I the only one this strikes as kind of odd? I mean, I understand these people are Movie Critics trained primarily to analyze the film itself rather than its score or soundtrack, but at least for me, Music is such an important part of the Movie-going experience that it nonetheless feels like an oversight that so few critics seem willing or able to discuss that aspect. I mean, the entire point of a film's soundtrack is to punctuate the on-screen action, to accentuate what is presented so the audience's experience of it is enhanced, and that means its success or failure to do so can actually have a significant impact on the impression of the Movie we walk away with.

True, Movie soundtracks receive their own seperate reviews, but that seems insufficient, since again it isn't just what the music sounds like alone (though that is a factor, don't get me wrong) but also how the music works with the Movie.

I guess my point, if I have any beyond pointing out a rather minor annoyance of mine, is that part of making a Movie is integrating music into it, and I don't think it's fair that aspect of moviemaking goes mostly unremarked upon in the mainstream.

Thank you, and good night.