By using the same exact images and placing different tones of music over our visual, we can manipulate the emotions of our audience. Notice narrator, Tom Grebenick, as he talks about Shamokin. His words are very neutral. It’s only when a specific tone of music is added as an element of storytelling that we feel his tone of the city sways one way or another when in actuality it isn’t. The music is manipulating your emotions and making you feel a very specific way.
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