Instruction
For these assignments, you will choose two scenes from two separate movies and discuss the music you hear for that scene. I want you to cover each of the following questions in your assignments, but please do not just use bullet points. These assignments need to read like individual essays. Paper length is determined by how much space you need to fully cover the questions. As a rule of thumb, 1-2 pages in a normal 12-pt. font (Times New Roman, Courier, etc.) with standard margins is usually plenty of space. The questions are as follows:
1. Who wrote the music for this film?
2. What scene are you watching?
3. What type or types of instruments do you hear being used? (SLO #1)
4. What types of musical devices are you hearing dynamics, rhythmic articulations, crescendos/decrescendos, etc.) (SLO #1)
5. How are the instruments being used (are they being used to create an ambience/mood; are they being used to “accompany” what is happening in the scene; or is it something else altogether)? (SLO #2)
6. Does the music reflect the time period of the scene/movie? If so, how? (SLO #3)
7. Does the music reflect the era that the movie was made (in real life)? If so, how? (SLO #3)
8. Does the soundtrack support, enhance, or overpower the action in the scene? Explain. (SLO #2)