FPA 289 2012
film music
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1
Jan 11
Introduction: Early history,a quick music primer, films from the asynchronous era (1895 - 1927) [NOTES]
2
Jan 18
Film music theory introduction: Why music with film? Musical antecedents, early synchronous sound films (1927-1940) [NOTES]
3
Jan 25
Theme & Variation: The Golden Age. Classics from the golden age of the Hollywood studio system (late 1930's to 40's) [NOTES]
4
Feb 1
Jazz & The Music of the 20th Century. (1950's & 60's) [NOTES]
5
Feb 8
The Song/Musicals Assignment due (1)  
Feb 15
R E A D I N G___ W E E K___ N O__ C L A S S
6
Feb 22
(A) Music from the Concert Stage:Concert pieces in film scores (B) Sound Design & Music: The relationship between music and the other elements on the soundtrack.  
7
Feb 29
Great Collaborations I: Important director-composer collaborations: from Rota - Fellini to Danna - Egoyan    
8
Mar 7
Great Collaborations II  
9
Mar 14
Science Fiction: The Music of Imagination, Terror and Wonder. From "Things to Come" to the present. Assignment due (2)  
10
Mar 21
Music and Film outside the Hollywood Tradition I. Films from places beyond North America and Europe.  
11
Mar 28
Music and Film outside the Hollywood Tradition II. Films from other places, experimental projects, alternative traditions.    
12
April 4
Composing for Moving Pictures: The technique of composing, the realities of the process and the effect of production demands upon the music. Assignment due (3)  
13
April 11

Music and Image on screens large and small in the early 21st century.

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