This particular scene in The Lion King is one that displays a great amount of tension and drama. It’s the big turning point of the story and the musical score reflects this perfectly. It displays basic listening modes as well as the Gestalt Principles and Illusion. The opening of the scene is very casual. There is absolutely no background music, only the natural sounds of the African Savannah. Crickets are buzzing, and they occasional bird can be heard in the distance. This compares to later in the scene, where it’s more semantic. When Simba’s father cries out in pain, he does so in a way that is a mixture of an animalistic roar and a human yell. Gestalt’s Principle of figure and ground is also used in this scene; the idea of seeing (or in this case hearing) the tree in the forest. With all the music and all the thunderous hoof beats, Simba’s and Mufasa’s voices can always be heard. They’re never over powered by the music or the sounds. Illusion is also used for the wildebeests. In the herd there are thousands of animals are rushing at once and it sounds like a great thunderous roar, when really, it’s just one or two on loop.
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