In the history of cinema, the moments in which music played a prominent role are numerous. This undergraduate-level special topic course will look into these remarkable moments, exploring the significance not only of selected film composers, film directors, and film actors, but also of specific film styles, film narratives, and film technology. Students will be equipped with basic vocabularies and devices for both contextual and technical analysis of music in/on film, thereby becoming competent to interrogate issues of film as an audiovisual medium through the lens of music.

In the history of cinema, the moments in which music played a prominent role are numerous. This undergraduate-level special topic course will look into these remarkable moments, exploring the significance not only of selected film composers, film directors, and film actors, but also of specific film styles, film narratives, and film technology. Students will be equipped with basic vocabularies and devices for both contextual and technical analysis of music in/on film, thereby becoming competent to interrogate issues of film as an audiovisual medium through the lens of music.