Music in Cinema  (Cultural Literacy course)

Catalog description

This course will evaluate how society and representation are reflected in the methodologies and utilization of music in film. Designed with the non-major in mind, this course will analyze how the use of tonality, instrumentation, and technique combine to create cultural meaning. Using works from the genesis of moving pictures through the present, it will examine films of varying content and genre to assess the relationship between music and film. No prior knowledge of music or film terminology or experience is required.