All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
All Summer in a Day by: Ray Bradbury
The Assignment… You are a big-time music producer! And you have just been given a huge opportunity to create a major motion picture soundtrack for the new book-turned-movie blockbuster All Summer in a Day! The director has asked you to carefully pick out 5 -7 tracks to create a moving and powerful soundtrack that accurately demonstrates the movement of the plot of the story: Exposition (1 track) Rising Action (3 tracks) Climax (1 track) Falling Action (1 track) Resolution (1 track)
Each song must have the following requirements: Song Title – must correctly label the name of the song. Artist– must correctly identify the singer/ songwriter. Notable Lyric – choose one line that accurately Reflection– why did you choose this song? (Provide
You must also create an album cover! Your album cover should: RBe neat RBe FULLY colored RAccurately represent the overall theme/message of the movie All Summer in a Day RYou also need to include a reflection to explain your choices for your album cover. RProvide textual evidence to support your
Ms. King’s Sample Soundtrack: All Summer in a Day A Major Motion Picture
Exposition: The sun will shine on Venus for the first time in seven years. Song Title: “Here Comes the Sun” Artist: The Beatles Notable Lyric: “Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here/Here comes the sun. ” Reflection: I chose this song to represent the exposition because the lyrics are talking about waiting for the sun to come out, which is taken in a literal sense and a symbolic
Rising Action: (3 tracks) 1. Song Title: “Here Comes the Rain Again” 2. Artist: Eurythmics 3. Notable Lyric: “Here comes the rain again/Falling on my head like a memory. ” Reflection: This song accurately describes the children’s anticipation of waiting for the rain to stop. 1. Song Title: “Why Does It Always Rain On Me? ” 2. Artist: Travis 3. Notable Lyric: “Sunny days, where have you gone? /I get the strangest feeling you belong. ” Reflection: This song is coming from the perspective of Margot 1. Song Title: “Through the Fire and Flames” 2. Artist: Dragon. Force 3. Notable Lyrics: “When the darkness has fallen down/And the times are tough alright. ” Reflection: I chose this song more for the tension the dramatic, upbeat sound creates. It also is
Climax: The children lock Margot in a closet. Song Title: “Don’t You Forget About Me” Artist: Simple Minds Notable Lyric: “Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling/Down, down, Reflection: This song is coming from Margot’s perspective of not wanting to be forgotten about in the closet. The lines of rain
Falling Action: The children play outside in the sun for the first time. Reflection: This song is describing a new world approaching, much how Venus would be when the sun finally Song Title: “New World Coming” Artist: Disa Notable Lyric: “There's a new world coming/And it's just around the bend. ”
Resolution: The children feel awful and let her out of the closet. Song Title: “Ashes” Artist: Celine Dion Notable Lyric: Reflection: This last song is through the perspective of Margot, who appears to be our “Can main character, and how she might feel about beauty come having missed seeing the sun. Her out of ashes? ” persistence of trying to convince everyone in
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