MUS 245 Exploring Music in Film

Fall/Spring

Exploring Music in Film will examine the role of original music in narrative films from the beginnings of cinema in the 1890s to the present. Explorations of the functions and aesthetics of music in various film genres of the American cinema will be the main focus, with consideration given to adapted scores, soundtracks and music used in foreign films. A prior knowledge of music and/or film history is not required.

3 credit hours