Forum home› The potting shed
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Background Music

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in The potting shed

I've just watched the Alan Tichmarsh thing about orchids and there was background music -why?I can understand the reason for background music in the silent film era but why now?

Don't get me started (actually, you can if you like) on canned laughterimage

In London. Keen but lazy.
«134

Posts

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I watch a lot of things on Youtube. You can always tell something that was made for TV by the din in the back (occasionally fore) ground. I hate it. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

    Nowhere seems to be free of the infernal din of background music ; the demonic cacophany of so-called Radio ASDA on a Saturday morning shopping . Once visited , never again .

    Called in at Greggs for a baguette and a coffee on the same day ; the inevitable speaker grinding out some moronic nonsense purporting to be music  .

  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530

    B3, please enlighten me, what does PITA mean? If it's not too rude.

  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530

    OK, no reply needed, the penny just dropped.

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    image

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    I wonder how much money the BBC would save if they got rid of background music and sacked the man who presses the BWAAhahahaha button.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    Paul B3, shop in Waitrose. No music there.

    Background music, canned laughter and now we have the hideous " spontaneous show of appreciation" or endless hooting and cheering and whistling. "Strictly" " X factor" being the perfect examples of that latest import from usa.

    Devon.
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    Have you noticed the appalling noise that “people” make, usually on sports shows. So aggressive

     I am not a golfer but oh is and I can’t get over the shouts of ”in the hole , in the hole” I mean, what is the point?!

    Last edited: 02 February 2018 08:23:02

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    I'd have to say I've never watched a sports show. I've seen clips of stuff like the Olympics on news programmes where high jumpers get the crowd to clap before they jump and now athletes seem to have to have pyrotechnics as arrive arrive in the arena.

    Last edited: 02 February 2018 08:29:05

    Devon.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    josusa47 says:

    B3, please enlighten me, what does PITA mean? If it's not too rude.

    See original post

     It may be a kind of bread, as in https://www.thespruce.com/pita-bread-recipe-2355387 image

Sign In or Register to comment.