MasterChef is the most wholesome reality TV show of them all, with delicious meals and a love of cooking at its heart. However, while many of us could only wish that we could taste or smell what’s being rustled up in the kitchen, there are some among us deliberately choosing to dull the senses while watching along.
Fans have revealed that some of them choose to sit in silence (or have the show at a very low volume) with the subtitles on because they find the music too loud and dramatic — with some even admitting it annoys them so much they tune out before the end of the episode.
“I feel like watching the show but the music drives me crazy. [It’s] far too loud, especially when people are talking,” one fan wrote online. “I don’t see the end of the show sometimes.”
Many others agreed, complaining that the “music annoys [them] too” and that they rely on subtitles to actually understand what is being said over the constantly dramatic or emotive music.
“Too loud, I agree,” another wrote.
Why music is so crucial to reality TV
Whether we’re talking about Married At First Sight or even The Block, music is incorporated in reality TV shows because the bottom line is, producers are trying to make you feel something.
We often get invested in certain contestants and their stories, or even simply enjoy the dramatic plotlines, and music adds to the emotion of it all.
Just like we listen to music to feel a certain way, shows add it in to help guide a story or character arc.
Music helps to guide people’s opinions, and feeling something about a show increases the likelihood of viewers returning to watch it again (which is very much what producers want).
Think of the classical music used in The Apprentice or the cinematic music used in MAFS, it can add suspense or even make you laugh if the timing is right.
Andy Allen clears up another common gripe MasterChef fans have
Another complaint fans have had about the show is one around hygiene, with fans annoyed that contestants sometimes double dip or wear their jewellery.
Andy told WHO the show has introduced stricter guidelines this year.
“They [the contestants] do get pretty strict training at the start of the season and they’re constantly reminded,” Andy said. “There’ll be a producer from the food team looking after each bench and if they go to double dip or anything like that, they’re there to stop them, and remind them, and trying to get the safest practise that we can in terms of hygiene.
“But you can only do what you can do, right? Like, it’s one of those ones that as much as we can try and control the situation, things are going to slip through the cracks.”
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