Music and TV

One of my favorites TV shows right now is How I Met Your Mother, a hilarious show about a group of young friends living in New York who hang out mainly in a bar. There is always background music playing while they're in the bar, just as background noise to help complete the setting. In this episode there is a new female bartender, and when the characters first see her She's My Cherry Pie by Poison starts to play as they show her in slow motion. This use of music adds to the scene, emphasizes how all the men in the bar are attracted to her. Also, the main character who is narrating is always talking about things in his life that lead to him meeting his wife. This commentary, and any other time where his actions are significant to his future wife, are always accompanied by calm, instrumental music to set a slightly romantic tone. In the last episode I saw there was also a huge musical scene with all of the characters. Overall the music complements the action of the show, becoming more fast paced when a character is running or searching for something. As a comedy show, How I Met Your Mother is always using music to add to the comedy without using words.