The Wizard of Oz

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The Wizard of Oz
The nostalgic visions one can witness in postmodern films found music as a tool to express emotions and develop the story in the language of music. The Wizard of Oz of 1939 is a true example of that phenomenon because the film falls into the musical genre which used many wonderful songs and classical dancing to develop the story. In the film, songs and the story go together, developing the plot and further characterizing the roles. This musical genre made The Wizard of Oz a classic film at a time when American studios were breaking ground. The famous songs used in the film gave an extra importance to the characters and made it more entertaining. The stage performance of the characters in the film is as popular today as it was about 50 years ago.
The songs in The Wizard of Oz make the story more interesting, even though some of the songs do not seem parallel to the story. Being a first technicolor film, The Wizard of Oz had a great challenge to make the experience of color motion pictures a success. And no doubt it was a great success because both technicolor and black and white were used in the film which received great applause from the audience. “The Wizard of Oz is a film that has graced the childhoods of many all over the world for more than fifty years. Its images, story, and music have inspired countless parodies and successful spin offs.” (alternativechronicle.wordpress.com)
Sound effects used in the film not only make every scene different from the other, but also give special prominence to every character. It would not be wrong to say sounds effects played a g...