Music in Film
Class Outline
Fall 2009

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Syllabus and Course Description        Music 103/308 Home Page

*This page is subject to change and revision throughout the semester*

 

Learning Objectives for Unit One

At the end of unit one you will be able to do and understand the following:

1) You will be able to identify the elements of the soundtrack and describe them: dialogue, music, and sound effects

2) You will be able to listen to the music in a scene or in a sequence of scenes and evaluate and analyze its role, showing how it reinforces emotions, fleshes out the psychology of a character, and contributes to the development of the narrative

3) You will have an understanding of the role of "romanticism" in film music and identify some of the main proponents of this style.

Work to Complete Before Class on this Date

Reading/Written Assignments

Texts:
Hickman: Reel Music (Text Rental)-RM
Karlin: Listening to Movies (Text Rental)-LM

D2L assignments are in red.

WWW-Refers to World Wide Web Sites
Reserve Materials-can be checked out from the IMC-on the second floor of the library.
Or: E-Reserve

UNIT ONE

 
9/2 Introduction: Overview of Class Material
  • Browse and familiarize yourself with class D2L and web pages
  • Log in to D2L by clicking here: D2L-enter your login and password and take a "stroll" around the D2L area. Click on the links on the taskbar and find the Content, Discussion, Quiz, and Drop Box areas. You'll be using these a lot throughout the course of the semester.
  • Make a post to the Class D2L Folder-Introduce yourself to the class-talk about your major, musical interests, musical experience (if any), and why you are taking this class.  Due before class on 9/9

 

  • RM-Chapters 1and 4
  • LM-Chapter 4
     
9/9 What to look and listen for in a film

RM-Chapters 1, 2 and 4
LM-Chapters 4

Electronic Reserve: Aaron Copland on Film Music

9/14 Listening to Film Music

 

LM-Chapters 2 and 4

RM-Chapter-4

 Electronic Reserve: Aaron Copland on Film Music

 
9/16 The Elements of Music
 

 

RM-Chapter 3

PowerPoint Presentation: Musical Terms in D2L folder.
9/21 The Rise of the Symphonic Film Score

 

 Electronic Reserve: The Golden Age of Film Music-Music of Steiner and Newman

RM-Chapter 10
 Outside Viewing: The Hollywood Sound-IMC or You Tube

9/23 The Golden Age of Film Music: Music of Korngold
Scene Analysis: Robin Hood		 RM-Chapter 11

Karlin: 92-99

Electronic Reserve: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

D2L Assignment Due by the Beginning of Class

9/28 The Golden Age of Film Music: Music of Korngold
Scene Analysis: Robin Hood
 RM-Chapter 11

Karlin: 92-99

Electronic Reserve: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

9/30 Film Sound

LM-137-144
Electronic Reserve: Bordwell/Thompson and Chion Articles

 
10/5
Review for Exam No. 1

 

 RM-Chapter 12
10/7 EXAM NO. 1  
10/12

UNIT TWO
Planning the Score

 

 Karlin-3-16
10/14
The Silent Film		 RM-Chapters 5-6
10/19
The Silent Film		 RM-Chapters 5-6
D2L Assignment Due by the Beginning of Class
10/21

Ben Hur and the Religious Epic

 

 RM-Ch. 19 

Electronic Reserve: Miklos Rozsa: A Composer for All Seasons

10/26


Bernard Herrmann and the Stylistic Shift
First  Cue Analysis Due in D2L Dropbox

 

RM-Chapter 13 (158-163)

Bernard Herrmann (from the Bernard Herrmann Web Pages) 

 Outside Viewing-Bernard Herrmann-Music From the Movies-IMC or You Tube

10/28 The Apotheosis of Herrmann and Hitchcock-
 The Trouble With Benny-from the Herrmann Web Pages
LM-116-122

RM-Ch. 20
Outside Viewing-Bernard Herrmann-Music From the Movies-IMC-You Tube
11/2 Herrmann Continued  
11/4

The Western

 

Karlin-122-128

RM-201-205

11/9 Review for Exam 2  
11/11 EXAM NO. 2

 

   TBA

 

 

 

11/16 A different kind of Western

 

  

Morricone Article

Electronic Reserve:Royal Brown on the Spaghetti Western

 

 

 

11/18 The Emergence of Goldsmith RM-Chapter 23

Electronic Reserve: Jerry Goldsmith
Outside Viewing: Film Music Masters-Jerry Goldsmith on Reserve in the IMC-You Tube

Radio Interview: Goldsmith

11/23 The Ascendance of John Williams RM-25-26

John Williams Bio

 

D2L Assignment Due by the Beginning of Class

11/25 The Ascendance of John Williams RM-25-26
LM-129-137

John Williams Web Pages
 K: 129-137

Radio Interview with Bob Edwards

Interview with Leonard Slatkin

 

 

11/30

The International Film

 RM-28
12/2 Second Cue Analysis Due in D2L Dropbox

The Newman Dynasty Continues		 RM-Chapter-31

Electronic Reserve: Thomas Newman Interview

WWW-Thomas Newman

 
12/7 Alternative Approaches RM-Chapter-34
WWW-TBA
12/9 Film Music Comes Full Circle-the Lord of the Rings

Wrap up and Review

 Electronic Reserve: Alex Ross on Film Music in the New Yorker, Phillip Glass and Minimalism

RM-Chapter 34

 

  Final D2L Discussion Due by 5PM this Friday, 12/11.

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12/15 Exam no.3:

12:30-1:30

There will be no options to take this test another time!

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