MUL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Diegesis, James Newton Howard, Danny Elfman
14 Jun 2016
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Module 9- music and film enhance the visual images to reinforce or foreshadow storyline. Sources of sound in film diegetic part of film"s world; characters are aware (example: radio in background) non-diegetic not part of film"s world; characters are not aware (example: narration) Early film and music silent films accompanied by piano or organ. The fall of a nation (1916): first fully scored movie. The jazz singer (1927): first talking movie, music primary element. Jewish man leaves family to become a jazz singer at odds with family and traditions. Metropolis (1927): silent, fully scared at odds with family and traditions. Utopian city, underground factory workers keep it functioning. Golden age : 1930s-1950s performances directed toward camera (top hat, 42nd street, singin" in the rain) Experimental film emerging alongside avant-garde music independent cinemas. Philip glass: qats/trilogy) no acting, just background pictures. Indiana jones, star wars, harry potter frequent use of leitmotifs. James newton howard (sixth sense, king kong, hunger games)
