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The Functions of Film Music
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The Functions of Film Music
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Slide 2 - Video
Slide 3 - Video
Slide 4 - Video
Film Music
Composers create special music that matches what's happening on the screen, like exciting scenes or sad moments.
The music helps you feel what the characters are feeling and makes the movie more fun to watch.
Slide 5 - Slide
Today we will...
- Look at real examples of Leitmotifs
- Explore the difference between Leitmotifs and Ostinatos
-Begin planning our Ostinatos (potential CBA piece?)
Slide 6 - Slide
Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?
https://youtube.com/shorts/XU-zQik62pk?si=NEyB6qH8smTz6aYD
Slide 7 - Slide
Slide 8 - Slide
Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?
Slide 9 - Slide
Slide 10 - Slide
Lets remind ourselves, what is an ostinato?
- Ostinato: a repeated short melodic phrase
Slide 11 - Slide
Slide 12 - Video
How do composers set scenes and portray characters?
One of the main jobs of a film composer is to create an atmosphere for a scene.
They also need to portray the mood or emotion of the characters in the scene.
Slide 13 - Slide
Slide 14 - Video
Slide 15 - Video
Which of these scenes best suit the music? Why?
Slide 16 - Slide
Answer these questions as you watch the video:
1. Describe how the music changed from the start to the end of the video clip.
2. Do you think the music in this video clip succeeded in showing the characters’ emotions? Explain
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Slide 17 - Slide
Lets Watch..
with NO sound
1. What sounds and/or instruments do you expect to hear?
2. What do you think the music
might sound like? (refer to elements like tempo, dynamics, etc.)
3. What tonality do you expect?
Slide 18 - Slide
Listening
1. The tempo of this music is:
Largo (Slow)/ Allegro (Fast)
2. How do the dynamics change?
3. What type of film does this music
suit? Why? (Refer to the instruments
and musical elements).
Slide 19 - Slide
Lets compose:
Compose a 4-bar rhythmic ostinato to
accompany this clip.
Success Criteria:
- My ostinato is 4 bars long.
- It is in 4/4 or 3/4.
- It includes a variety of rhythms.
- It has a tempo (above stave).
- It includes dynamics (below stave).
Slide 20 - Slide
Lets Reflect..
WITH sound
1. Did you hear the sounds/ instruments you expected?
2. What instruments and other
sounds are used in this scene?
3. Is the music appropriate for the
scene? Tell me why.
Slide 21 - Slide
By the end of today's lesson, you will
be able to...
Identify how music connects to characters in a film.
Understand how music shapes character development.
Compose an ostinato for a film scene.
Slide 22 - Slide
Homework
Using your ostinato
,
add two layers of music to your ostinato to vary the texture of your mood piece.
One layer should be a
melody
and the other should be a
rhythmic pattern.
Both need to be
four bars long
and have the
same time signature
as your ostinato
Slide 23 - Slide
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