Music In Film F14 Syllabus
MUSI 2301: MUSIC IN FILM
Fall 2014
Instructor: Dr. Jack Unzicker
Office Number: Fine Arts Building, Room 254
Office Telephone Number: 817.272.1103
Email Address: unzicker@uta.edu
Students are required to use their official UT Arlington e-mail address for all university-related business.
Faculty Profile: https://www.uta.edu/profiles/jack-unzicker
Office Hours: By appointment. To schedule an appointment, email unzicker@uta.edu and include your available times.
Section Information: MUSI 2301.001
Time and Place of Class Meetings: 1:00-1:50pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
Fine Arts Building, Room 258
Description of Course Content: A study of the history, compositional styles and impact of music in films during the 20th century.
Course Description: The class traces the history and development of film music through reading, lecture and film viewing. The class studies the process of film scoring and how music and its relationship to film have changed over the last century. Class includes discussion and evaluation of different compositional styles and learning to listen analytically and critically to film scores while viewing movies.
Student Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course, students will:
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Be able to identify major composers of film music from the 20th Century - present.
Be able to identify the characteristics and tendencies of film music from each decade of the 20th Century - present.
Be able to identify the role that music plays in keys scenes in selected representative films from the 20th Century - present.
Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
Hickman, Roger. Reel Music: Exploring 100 Years of Film Music. New York: Norton and
Company, 2006.
Blackboard: https://elearn.uta.edu/
Students are responsible for viewing the films to be studied in this course. The films will be available at the reserve desk of the Fine Arts and Architecture Library. Many of the films are also available for rental and viewing through popular services, such
Fall 2014
Instructor: Dr. Jack Unzicker
Office Number: Fine Arts Building, Room 254
Office Telephone Number: 817.272.1103
Email Address: unzicker@uta.edu
Students are required to use their official UT Arlington e-mail address for all university-related business.
Faculty Profile: https://www.uta.edu/profiles/jack-unzicker
Office Hours: By appointment. To schedule an appointment, email unzicker@uta.edu and include your available times.
Section Information: MUSI 2301.001
Time and Place of Class Meetings: 1:00-1:50pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
Fine Arts Building, Room 258
Description of Course Content: A study of the history, compositional styles and impact of music in films during the 20th century.
Course Description: The class traces the history and development of film music through reading, lecture and film viewing. The class studies the process of film scoring and how music and its relationship to film have changed over the last century. Class includes discussion and evaluation of different compositional styles and learning to listen analytically and critically to film scores while viewing movies.
Student Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course, students will:
•
•
•
Be able to identify major composers of film music from the 20th Century - present.
Be able to identify the characteristics and tendencies of film music from each decade of the 20th Century - present.
Be able to identify the role that music plays in keys scenes in selected representative films from the 20th Century - present.
Required Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
Hickman, Roger. Reel Music: Exploring 100 Years of Film Music. New York: Norton and
Company, 2006.
Blackboard: https://elearn.uta.edu/
Students are responsible for viewing the films to be studied in this course. The films will be available at the reserve desk of the Fine Arts and Architecture Library. Many of the films are also available for rental and viewing through popular services, such