Young Frankenstein, written by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks, was released in 1974. This is a film spoofing old horror movies, specifically the Frankenstein movies of the early 30’s. The film is shot entirely in black and white, and takes place almost entirely in Transylvania. Honored with a 1975 Oscar nomination for best sound for sound crew Richard Portman and Gene Cantamessa. This movie is arguably one of Mel Brook’s best. It has style, flair, romance, suspense, and above all, great comedy. It has some good Foley, great dialog, and fitting music. The music is often non-diagetic, but there is one song in particular that almost takes the form of a character. The rest of the music can be described as either mickey mousing or what I call emotional interpretation. I normally don’t like mickey mousing, but for some reason in this film, it works. Perhaps it is because it feeds the never ending comedic tone. The “emotional interpretation” score can be described as a musical score that is......
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