Backround Music

[cecil39]

After telling one of the family that I had read "the hobbit" but had never seen the film, I got the DVD for Christmas, and so far, about one third of the way through it I have heard only a few words of dialogue, the (back round) music is so overpowering that its doubtful that I will bother watching the rest, surely the words matter more than the music, I am so disappointed as I was looking forward to comparing the film to the book (a hobby of mine) why do they create such trash? they should have made it a CD instead if they didn't want the dialogue.

[jno]

doesn't the DVD have subtitles on it?

My hearing is poor but I saw the film in a cinema and understood most of it okay. Could have been better, but pretty good by modern standards.

[Caribeing]

Background music is the bane of my life it spoils numerous programmes we watch a lot of the crime channel programmes and there are no subtitles and you cannot hear what is being said for the so called dramatic background music, I wish I could tell the producers to calm it down it is unnecessary,

[smurfchops]

Go to the start of the film and there should be a Set Up option. Click on English for Hard of hearing or whatever is similar.

[mushroom25]

rather than being "background", the music seems to have been planned as an integral part of the cinematic experience. perhaps it would have been better produced as a Bollywood extravaganza.......

[cecil39]

I will try what jno and smurfchops suggest, thank you all, glad i'm not the only one that gets annoyed with this darned music.