HMU111H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cinematic Techniques, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein
1 Apr 2016
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Diegetic sound: sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters, sounds made by objects in the story. Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound. Non-diegetic sound: sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: narrator"s commentary sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect. Mood music represented as coming from the a source outside story space. Film music: instrumental music composed specifically for film (narrow definition) Music in film: any use of sound/music in film (open definition) Newly composed vs. borrowed music: assimilating: music composed for the film, trying to manipulate audience emotions to believe what is happening, affiliating: popular songs included in film soundtracks. Unified vs. pastiche: unified: one composer has a vision of how music unfolds throughout, pastiche: music supervisor chooses a selection of pre-existing songs.
