Art is influenced even in the interiors and wood work of homes in Korea. The lunar calendar is strictly followed to celebrate the religious months and welcoming of seasons. There is music and dance evident in all the worshipping and celebration of the Korean functions. It is striking to note that there are more than 30 musical instruments in the Korean music.
The jangdan or rhythm in Korean folk music is the main impression in folk music. They are mainly Dongby folk songs and the songs are colourful in their rendering. The folk songs of the Namdo area is where the art music of pansori and sanjo were created. Jeju folk music cane from the Jeju island and the melody of folk music is unpolluted and pure in its Korean texture.
It is a one man show when comes to singing the Pansori which is sung along with a drum. The voice quality here is required to be hoarse which is typical of Korean music. This is amazing as the Pansori is sung for a non stoppable 7 to 8 hours. The fan and handkershief is symbolic of a Pansori performance. The drummer and the singer have a perfect relation and inspire each other with nuances.
Nongak and Sanjo are also famous music forms. Moviers wuth music are tpical in all Asian motion pictures. Background score is dramatic to further enhance where dialogue is not effective. Many times the music of a movie enthralls the audience to visit the movie hall. Movie makers are fast resorting to the idea of creating excellent music accompanied with teasers and promos that given a glimpse of the movie prior to it hitting the halls. This creates interest and excietemnt and the audience surely visits the cinema hall makng the movie a chartbuster.
Classic movie forms of olden times preferred contemporary music whereas tnow the trend is changing towards a more global kind of music form. There is also a sporadic growth in dramas and soap operas with many artists getting famous with the popularity in movie music. Newer styles are emerging with a view to attarct and entertain the crowd.
There are rap songs which as smash hits and retained by the audience for a longer time. People are able to have high recall level for the movie music and associate it easily with the famous actors in it. Korea is rich in its traditional music and also the infuence of American pop culture is being seen in Korean movies.