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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Online assessments - 40%
Coursework: practical project - 60%
You will need to achieve a weighted aggregate mark of 40%.
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| Module Overview |
| This module gives a historical, theoretical and aesthetic overview of how music is used in film, TV, documentary and other places where it plays a secondary, narrative role. Topics will include the functions of film music,music as a branding tool and the convergence of music and sound design. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
None |
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| Module Aims |
• To develop an understanding of the functions of music in narrative film and television.
• To develop an understanding of other forms of applied music.
• To develop skills in analysing the role of music in commercial, narrative contexts.
• To foster an understanding of the various roles and responsibilities in composing for film and TV.
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| Learning Outcomes |
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Explain and use a given model describing the functions of film music.
• Describe the process of writing applied music to a commercial brief.
• Explain how the choice of music affects the narrative arc.
• Explain the relationships between the different roles in the writing of music for Film and TV.
• Show how the convergence of music and sound have led to a new compositional aesthetic.
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| Module Content |
• The historical context of film music.
• Theoretical placement of the functions of film music and sound design.
• Music and meaning.
• Case studies relating to all aspects of the sound design process.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• Lectures.
• Workshops.
• Guiding reading and study of multimedia.
• Supporting reading and multimedia online.
• Preparing for and taking part in class tests.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Compulsory Reading:
Gorbman, Claudia, 1987,Unheard Melodies: Narrative Film Music(London: British Film Institute).
Karlin, Fred and Wright Rayburn, 2004,On the Track(New York: Routledge).
Recommended Reading:
Adorno, Theodor and Eisler, Hanns, 1994:Composing for the Films(London: Athlone Press).
Brown, Royal, 1994,Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music(Berkeley: University of California Press).
Sonnenschein, David, 2001,Sound Design(Saline: McNaughton and Gunn).
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| Last Updated |
| 11.04.11 |
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