How to View and Appreciate Great Movies. Episode 15, Scoring the Story: Music in Film.

Professor Williams demonstrates how music becomes a motif or a leitmotif, acting as a guide for our subconscious attention, escorting us from scene to scene, or carrying us across continents, providing emotional cues, and setting the stage for what to expect. Using examples from Rocky, Star Wars, an...

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Other Authors: R. Williams, Eric (Actor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2018.
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Summary:Professor Williams demonstrates how music becomes a motif or a leitmotif, acting as a guide for our subconscious attention, escorting us from scene to scene, or carrying us across continents, providing emotional cues, and setting the stage for what to expect. Using examples from Rocky, Star Wars, and more, he demonstrates how filmmakers can use a score to adhere to - or subvert - expectations.
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