MSC 3034
Music in Films · 3 credits · Fall 2026
Requirements
Prerequisite: MSC 1003 or 1005; ENG 2100.
About this course
This course explores the uses of music in film since 1895. Excerpts from commercial films are studied, both to demonstrate film music development and to explore the cinematic relationship between the visual and aural. Topics for discussion include the dramatic function of film music, semiotics, the use of pre-existing music in films, film composers? Various styles, the relationship of film music to socio-cultural perception, and the role of film music in advertising and marketing.
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