Music in Films
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Overview
Subject area
MSC
Catalog Number
3034
Course Title
Music in Films
Department(s)
Description
This course explores the uses of music in film since 1895. Excerpts from commercial films are studied, both to demonstrate film music development and to explore the cinematic relationship between the visual and aural. Topics for discussion include the dramatic function of film music, semiotics, the use of pre-existing music in films, film composers? Various styles, the relationship of film music to socio-cultural perception, and the role of film music in advertising and marketing.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
022979