Film Music In Theory Practice

AY2023/2024 Semester 1

This course will introduce you to an analytical, historical and practical study of music and moving images. You will explore the history, theory, terminology and methods needed to analyze and interpret soundtracks. The process of planning and writing music for film will be examined as well as the role of the composer in film production. Film music form, aesthetics and genre styles will be analyzed with a focus on music and image relationships through screening examples and analysis. The learning in this course will enable greater proficiency when applying sound to creative visual media.