MUSC 10600 - Film Music And Sound

We often take for granted the audible elements of film, but along with the image track, the soundtrack tells us a film’s story. This course introduces students to music and sound in film through three approaches: analysis, interpretation, and hands-on projects. The class traces the history of narrative Hollywood film-while also introducing other traditions-and focuses on uses of music and sound from the silent era to the present. No prior musical experience is required beyond enthusiasm and willingness to listen and watch critically.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Define and apply foundational terminology and concepts of film analysis. (6.2, 6.4)
2. Increase facility with music and sound concepts relevant to film sound tracks, including dialogue, music, and sound effects. (6.2, 6.4)
3. Develop original interpretations based in how music and sound add meaning to films. (6.3)
4. Demonstrate command of relevant fundamental techniques and methods for film critique and collaborative hands-on projects creating film sound tracks. (6.5)
5. Apply film and music concepts to familiar and unfamiliar films to articulate new viewing and listening perspectives, accounting for geographic and temporal contexts, in varied formats. (6.6)
6. Outline film’s history through major aesthetic and technological developments. (6.1, 6.7)
7. Recognize and compare sound tracks’ different forms, functions, and styles across individual film genres and global film traditions. (6.1, 6.7)