Big Fish

The music to Big Fish could almost be described as classical in that it is played almost continuously throughout. The music was generally used as underscoring during the story-telling parts of the movie and served as a bridge into the fantasy world. The contrast between the music-less real life and the musically rich world of fantasy in his father’s stories is most prominent in the last few scenes. As Edward’s son tells him the story of taking Edward out of the hospital, the music is grand (almost like a awe inspiring scene in an epic) while the image is of the story; while there is no music as you flash back to reality in the hospital.

There was also that could be called diagetic, however it is actually underscoring. One example of this is when "I’m All Shook Up" is playing as Edward’s father jumps from the plane. One more time was when the song "Together we stand" played as he robbed a bank. All of these songs though oddly fit the situation. There was some use of diagetic music, such as at the dance, when the fiddle is playing.