ABSTRACT
In the interaction between the musical score and the film it backs, one of the first elements to consider is the very type of music that is used. It must be clarified that distinguishing between 'type' and 'style' in music and film music can at times be a confusing task. The generic word 'classical' is erroneously attached to any nonpopular music stretching over several centuries. There is hardly a musical style or genre that has not, at one point or another, made its way into the music or film interaction. Everything from the current manifestations of pop music to the longest-lasting "classical" styles has been heard either from the orchestra pits during silent screenings or on the music tracks of sound films, with stops along the way for jazz, folk music, various ethnic musics, and what have people. The nonclassical, the multi-format mix of styles, the ethnic, pop music, rock music and jazz, are all present frequently in film nowadays.
