MUSIC246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Marvin Hamlisch, Diegesis, Nino Rota
7 Feb 2019
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All characters, event, etc. depicted, suggested, or described. Music whose source is within the diegesis. heard both by the characters within the narrative and the film audience. also known as "source music", "direct music", or "foreground music. " Function include: establishing time and place, creating a sense of "realism and immediacy," offering ironic comment. Nondiegetic music: heard by the film audience only. Referred to as the "score," "underscore," or "background music". Normally originally composed for the specific film (original score). May also included preexisting music "adapted" for the film. Example: the sting (1973) music of scoot joplin, adapted by. May also include preexisting music used without adaptation. Example: platoon (1986) composer: george deleure, also includes samuel barber"s adagio for strings (1938). Also used in the elephant man (1980) and sicko (2007). Local hero (1983) composer: mark knopfler. plot follows a urban america in a small scottish village. blend of fold and popular styles. emphasis on instruments such as guitar.
