MUS 208 - Film Music

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required

Course Description: This course introduces a wide variety of genres and styles of film including, but not limited to, early movies, the golden age of Hollywood, thrillers, musicals, independent films, foreign films, dramas, period films and current blockbusters. Students will examine the wide variety of musical styles (classical, jazz, electronic, world, etc.) that helped define these genres and make them part of popular culture. Through watching carefully selected films that represent the history of film-making with music, students will develop a basic understanding of the evolutionary development of film music as well as how powerful the collaboration between film and music can be. It also explores the way historical events, cultural trends, and/or technical inventions affected the collaboration between film and music. No prior knowledge of music is necessary. Fulfills cultural literacy requirement within the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree.

Course Learning Outcomes:
 

• CLO#1: Explain the power of music in enhancing the story and defining the emotion of a character.
• CLO#2: Describe the elements of music that contribute to creating mood in a scene. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Identify the major composers and their works and styles in film.