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=Queen Seon Deok =

"Queen Seon Deok Bites." //Ripgal's Haven of Insanity//. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. .

Synopsis:
King Jinpyeong did not have any sons to name as a successor to his throne. Thus he named his eldest daughter, Princess Duk Man, to be his successor. The drama will be about the life of Princess Duk Man who was later known as Queen Seon Duk, the first Queen of Silla.

"Queen Seon Deok (선덕여왕) korean drama 2009." //Korean movies, korean film, korean tv drama, korean stars & korean video online free//. Web. 12 Nov. 2009. .

Soundtrack:
====1. The Flower of Wind by Ye-Song: In this particular scene, the music is used to set the general mood of the plot. The quiet and sad melody of the song matches the tragic situation in which Deok Man, who is supposed to be a princess just like her twin sister, has to leave everything, including her family, her friends, and her love, when she realizes that she can cause troubles to her people. This tragic situation and the emotions that the characters feel are emphasized by the song and its lyrics.====

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====2. Main Title: The styles of this song help people to understand the certain time period. Unlike any other songs used in the film, this opening music is very grand and outstanding. These characteristics underscore the important history of Shilla, which used to be one of the three countries in Korea, by mixing with the narration about the historical work that the king did.====

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====3. A Glass Cup: This soundtrack is used to foreshadow the important events. For example, in this scene, Mishil, who tries to control the royal family and the country, plays a song while the queen gives birth to the twins. Then, all of a sudden, one of the cups breaks, and this foreshadows the future event that is crucial to both the royal family and Mishil. Moreover, not only does this part utilize this soundtrack, but other scenes also use this same soundtrack to give hints to the audiences about the upcoming events.====

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====4. Deok Man: The music is used to emphasize the personalities of the main character, Deok Man. When she meets Princess Cheon Myung, who is hiding her true identity in order to escape from Mishil, Deok Man teaches Princess Cheong Myung a lesson about politeness. While Deok Man argues with the princess, the bright song plays as a background music and it definitely emphasizes Deok Man's characteristics: brave, polite, kind, and aggressive.====

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5. Mishil: This one is same as the soundtrack for Deok Man's parts. However, unlike the song used in Deok Man's parts, this song is very ominous and gloomy and tells the inner story or thoughts of Mishil when she doesn't talk at all. Also, this soundtrack continuously appears when Mishil quietly thinks about her schemes or tries to manipulate people's minds.

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====6. Death of Princess Cheon Myung: The soundtrack in this scene is used to create the conditioned responses from the audiences. For example, when one of the warriors points the arrow at Princess Cheon Myung, there are faint sounds of drum rolls and the ominous wind sound. Just by listening to these sounds, people automatically sense that the following events aren't something very pleasurable. Hence, people can already feel certain emotions even before something actually happens.====

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