MUSIC-245/345 Music in American Film
Examination of music in American film from silent films to the present with emphasis on the golden age of Hollywood. Topics include the development of musical conventions in film, different approaches of film composers (Steiner, Tiomkin, Rózsa, Herrmann, Newman, Bernstein, Williams), the meanings that music brings to film narratives. Includes films such as Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, A Streetcar Named Desire, Amadeus, The Shawshank Redemption, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Special attention to Hitchcock films (Psycho, Vertigo, Rear Window).
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Cross Listed Courses
AMST-245/345
Prerequisite
two courses, in any combination, in music, film, or literature
Offered
Spring
Notes
Three hours per week for film viewings in addition to class time. Music 345 has an additional independent project. Registration at the 300-level only with instructor’s permission.