| Course ID: | MUSI 2090. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Music and Film |
Course
Description: | Explores the history and aesthetics of film music. The course
relies on three assumptions: 1) that a film's score
fundamentally alters the viewer's perception of the film; 2)
that the film's images affect the way the viewer hears the
music; and 3) that the combination of music and images can have
a much greater impact on the viewer than either medium alone. |
| Oasis Title: | MUSIC AND FILM |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The successful student will demonstrate:
* an awareness of the role that music plays in the viewer's
perception of a film;
* understanding of major developments and trends in the history
of film music and the influence films have had on cultural
development;
* ability to compare the Hollywood tradition with other
cinematic traditions around the world;
* ability to contrast various aesthetic models for scoring
films;
* ability to write film music critiques and analyses in the
language of the discipline. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Silent cinema
2. Hollywood's Golden Age
3. Post-war Hollywood
4. New Hollywood
5. Global highlights
6. Classical music in the cinema |
| Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards stated in A Culture
of Honesty. With reference to this course, students must
accurately document ALL sources used in research papers. |