I have to say how very annoying it is to have the music on films, TV or cinema, in places where the speech is low and the music is loud.

I have spent some time in making amateur films and I have found that the music is fine when it comes to emphasising parts of the work where (a) there is a sad scene (b) a romantic scene where speech is not so important, and (c) a dramatic scene especially where speech is not actually required or it is emphasising an incident where the actors are either shouting or screaming.

As part of the story all the speech throughout the production should be clear as it always tells the viewer something important.

I find that, mainly in American films but now more often in British television dramas, that the music is not only loud at crucial moments but is often composed in such a form as to not add anything to the emotions of the scene.

In fact at times it seems to be just unrelated notes that 'ping' away and are so annoying when trying to understand the quiet whispers of the actor.

I might be a bit 'Mutton Jeff' but other people with 100pc hearing have also commented on this.

Please, television, film-makers et al, use music in an intelligent way. Compose it and put it onto the soundtrack at situations that emphasise the atmosphere of the scene and do not cover over the speech.

Do you agree? Let us know in the comments.