CA 386 Lecture 3: Week 3 Notes
27 Nov 2020
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Required reading: film music: a historical overview http://manage. code. sfu. ca/sites/default/files/readings/reay_filmmusicahistoricaloverv iew_m2. pdf. Why is there film music: the cinema and presentation of moving pictures, had sound/music accompaniment since its inception (1895, early film. Pragmatic: masking motivation, covered over the disruptive sounds of people reading the inter-titles aloud, the sound of the projector, or other disruptive sounds in the theatre, 2. Music supports our need to engage in the spectacle: music acts to heighten the emotional impact of significant moments by distancing audiences from their own thoughts and fears. Involving the audience even more deeply in the film: 3. Music have always been an integral part of the spectacle: melodrama in the 1800s, opera, theatre, religious ceremonies, state ceremonies, battles, dance performances. In 19th century restaging"s of shakespeare there was scores composed for them: when cinema emerged, orchestra were already firmly established in the stage.
