History of Film Music

MHIS-331

A survey of music in feature-length films from the silent period to the present day. An overview of stylistic scoring approaches that represent the most significant developments in the field. Discussion of works of composers who have contributed extensively to the development of film music, including representatives of newer trends in recent years. Extensive visual examples will be combined with independent aural analysis of a wide range of scores.

Credits
2
Prerequisites
LENG-111 and MHIS-201, MHIS-202, MHIS-203, MHIS-251 or MHIS-252
Required Of
None
Electable By
All B.M. and P.D. students
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Location
Boston
Department
LART
Course Chair
Jennifer Beauregard
Taught By
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