Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) The three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era are Adaptations of Classics‚ Arrangements of tunes‚ and newly composed music. In most cases‚ adaptation of classics involves action and dramatic scenes. It is borrowing a large amount of an already existing composition for use in film score. In The Birth of
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Film Score Music To say that music plays a large role in our society would not do justice to one of the most important and popular art forms of yesterday and today. We underestimate the effectiveness and power that music‚ in any form ‚ can have over even the most insensitive of people. In almost everything we do and see music is involved in some form or another. Be it a piece played at a wedding‚ a song played on the radio or even the music played in the background in a television commercial
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Recording 101: Film Scores! Did you notice that background music playing when you are watching Harry Potter? How about the songs they sing in the Lion King? Nobody could ever miss the Star Wars theme at the beginning of each movie! The music you hear in the background is the film score and multiple scores create the soundtrack. This music is incredibly important in the movie as it adds mood‚ setting and drama. According to Steven Spielberg‚ films without music are “dry and lifeless.” Have you ever
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1) Describe the three basic types of music heard in original scores during the silent film era and cites specific examples from The Birth of a Nation. (10 points) Music is an important form of art; it has always been utilized by each and every culture for entertainment purpose. Earlier in the silent film era‚ music was generally not included in the films but played in the beginning or at the end to entertain the audience. Later music was used in the form of background score to provide strength to
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Music Project 1 “Psycho” After the silent films‚ war movies‚ and popular music came the new American cinema during the 1960’s. Old traditions were ignored as new modern and popular styles were adapted. People were subject to civil rights issues‚ sexual liberation‚ assassinations‚ and war that were all televised. Things were changing and movie directors had to take advantage of the new opportunities and be creative‚ creating horror films. One of the first films to set the pace for the new generation
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Different Genres of Music Effect Test Scores Kathryn E. Baker Bowling Green High School Table of Contents Introduction pg. 3-7 Procedure pg. 7 Results pg. 8 Discussion pg. 8-9 Conclusion pg. 9-10 Acknowledgements pg. 10 References pg. 10-11 Introduction Although many research findings can be confusing or contradictory (Yehuda‚ 2011)‚ it has been shown many ways and in many times that music affects the brain psychologically. Elliot‚ Polman‚ & McGregor (2011) found that music only has the desired
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There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard everywhere nowadays? Thesis statement: Music is a part of our life‚ no matter it is traditional or international. Music is an inevitable part of our life. We do not even know when and where people first started to listen for music. It is obvious that music is as old as the human being in this world. We were listening to
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The Roaring Twenties The Era between 1920-1930 was an exuberant deal. In this specific Era‚ boredom was not an option. One of the many things that went on in this decade‚ was called "The Silent Movie Era". The longer it went on‚ the more it progressed. In this Era‚ numerous people become well- known and very famous. Many actors and actresses played roles in all sorts of movies. Some of these famous actors and actresses were Rudolph Valentino‚ Charlie Chaplin‚ Clara Bow
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The Relevance of Sound in Silent Films Before the introduction of sound in the film industry‚ two prominent silent films during the 1920’s were Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and The Battleship Potemkin. In Chapter 11 of The Film Experience‚ Corrigan and White pose a question regarding the use of sound in silent films. Corrigan and White asked whether sound allows film to fulfill a mission to reproduce the world‚ as it is‚ or if sound hinders cinema’s visual expression. Considering Corrigan
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pop music a type of music‚ usually played on electronic instruments‚ that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop. rock ’n’ roll a type of music that was popular in the 1950s and combined simple blues structures played on guitars with strong regular beats soul music a type of African-American music that developed in the 1960s‚ combining r & b with pop‚
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