To hate background music on documentaries?

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dh has just been watching a documentary on BBC4 about history. Bloody stupid music in the background! Why do they do this? What the heck does it add to the programme?

Look, here's one about the moon now. I bet this one's the same.

We have orchestral rumblings already

Oh, now it's turned into soft rock

I take it that "Homes Under the Hammer" doesn't qualify as a documentary then? The soundtrack for that is a work of flipping genius.

YANBU. Very irritating. And why do the presenters have to 0-V-E-R-E-M-P-H-A-S-I-S-E E-V-E-R-Y- S-I-N-G-L-E- W-O-R-D?

No, I'm only having problems with so called 'serious' documentaries about science 'n' stuff like that. Homes Under The Hammer music is fine

Myleene Class gets the award for worst presenter. She goes over the top with the emphasis and head tilting.

I'm ok with it unless they try to talk over it. Then I can't hear what they're saying very well.

Do you ever watch Points Of View? SOOOOOOOO many people complain about background music!

TBH poor music renders a program unwatchable. And so does Myleene.

Don't know Myleene Class Will take a look on Youtube and observe for head tilting tendancies.

YANBU. If it's done well it can enhance the programme, but too often it's intrusive and of low quality (fake violins, music in the wrong places, too loud etc.)

She doesn't seem to wear many clothes. Is she a call girl?

Holby City always plays emo music and it drives me bonkers. They're a big fan of the singer Sia.

Yep Cinny- always Adele for a sad bit! First 4 bars of 'Hometown Glory' on a loop every single time. Would make a good drinking game if you were a bit sad & don't get out much like me - watching a c4 documentary & drinking 3 fingers every Adele snippet. . . perhaps not. . .

OK. Announcement... I work in telly and say 'yay' or 'nay' to some of the programmes you watch before they get transmitted.

I promise - absolutely promise - that the music helps. If we made shows minus the music you would turn off. Pauses..... where people.....don't..... speak.....draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag.

Don't hate me.

I hate music on the radio when they're doing news, weather and travel...

"and there's a traffic holdup on..." drumroll, guitar solo, cymbal crash - and I have no idea where to avoid.

Drives me (literally!) bats

ifancyashandy the music doesn't help on many programmes or people wouldn't be complaining so much. Sometimes it's suitable, in dramas for example, but stuff like documentaries, you just want to listen to the info. that's being given.

What about when they tell you what's going to happen in the next part, after the adverts, then in the next bit, they tell you what happened in the last bit!! Drives me nuts! Also background music that you'd like to turn off or down because you can't quite hear what's being said!! FFS!

Perhaps it's worth muting the sound and just putting subtitles on

what REALLY gets my goat is sad plinky plonky piano music.
shot of child going into theatre: sad plinky plonky piano music.
shot of dog going to the vet: sad plinky plonky piano music.
shot of anything in the world that is remotely sad and tugs at the nations heartstrings: sad plinky plonky piano music. ad-infi-fecking-itum

Why oh why do they do it?!? It drives me to distraction

Ooh Lockets! Is your DP a PD?!

Not as much as I hate laughter tracks. I point blank refuse to watch any programme that uses them.

Oh and news programmes that require an on-site reporter for every story, i saw a reporter going blue with cold outside the perimeter of stansted airport in the pitch dark once. You couldn't even see the airport in the background