Film Music

Class 2.11

Introduction

• Many people take music in film for granted.

• Music can describe emotions when there is no narrative or dialogue.

• Imagine how dull a film would be at points like this if there were no music!

The Artist (2011)

Emotions

• Music in film can be used to describe different types of emotions.

• What type of emotions could be conveyed?

Creating the emotions…

• What factors in the music could change to convey different emotions?– Instrumentation– Dynamics– Tempo– Texture

UP (2009)

Setting the Scene…

• From the tracks below can you tell what would be happening in the film…

Setting the Scene…

• From the tracks below can you tell what would be happening in the film…

Setting the Scene…

• From the tracks below can you tell what would be happening in the film…

Setting the Scene…

• From the tracks below can you tell what would be happening in the film…

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