It's pretty typical of a Hollywood film today for nearly every dramatic second(not just a pause) to contain some snippet of soundtrack implying mood, rising and falling with every little incident. I've gotten to thinking lately that this is overdoing it; I like the asthetics commonly used in films from the 70s and before where a lot of scenes are nearly silent, or the only sounds to follow are from the actors.

I don't really mean that film scores should be thrown out, though; they can work effectively, it's just that in recent years they seem to be overstaturated and insulting to the audience.