Analisis Struktur Dan Elemen Musik Epic dalam Soundtrack “Wing Of Goryeo” Karya Kim Ji-Soo
Analysis of Structure and Elements of Epic Music in Kim Ji-Soo's “Wing Of Goryeo” Soundtrack
Soundtrack memegang peran vital dalam penggambaran emosi dan suasana dalam dunia imajiner sebuah film, terlebih pada genre historical romance-fantasy yang erat dengan konflik-konflik dalam kerajaan berupa perselisihan politik, perebutan tahta, penyerangan, peperangan, hingga asmara. Wing of Goryeo dipilih sebagai objek penelitian karena kesesuaiannya dengan genre cerita, penataan musik yang mengandung elemen-elemen musik epic, dan didukung oleh pesatnya globalisasi budaya Korea, tanpa terkecuali industri serial drama Korea. Artikel ini menguraikan struktur dan teknik pengolahan komposisi dengan mendeskripsikan elemen musik epic yang diteliti melalui pendekatan kualitatif. Penelitian menggunakan teori musik epic dari Xavier Derrick Werlé yang menyatakan bahwa penciptaan nuansa pertarungan, semangat, dan kesan hebat dalam musik epic menggunakan tonalitas minor ditambah instrumentasi yang identik dengan peperangan, serta membangun dinamika menggunakan poliritme, sudden silence, big crescendo, dan sekuen.
The soundtrack plays a vital role in depicting the emotions and atmosphere in an imaginary world of a film, especially in the historical romance-fantasy genre which is closely related to conflicts within the kingdom in the form of political disputes, struggles for the throne, attacks, wars, and romance. Wing of Goryeo was chosen as the object of research because of its suitability with story genres, musical arrangements that contain elements of epic music, and are supported by the rapid globalization of Korean culture, including the Korean drama series industry. This article describes the structure and compositional processing techniques by describing the elements of epic music that are studied through a qualitative approach. This research uses the theory of epic music from Xavier Derrick Werlé which states that the creation of combat nuances, enthusiasm, and great impressions in epic music uses minor tonality plus instrumentation that is synonymous with war, and builds dynamics using polyrhythm, sudden silence, big crescendos, and sequences.