film music-Literature & the Arts

DUE IN 6 HOURS!!

answer questions, no words count

QUESTION 1

• Listen to all the Classic film composer links from the lectures
• Select three scores (just a single piece of music from each film) and answer the following prompts
• Name the 3 films you selected and the composers for each film (include a link to the music)
• Describe what the music is like and how the music contributes to the motion picture/storyline/drama
• Lastly, tell us what you liked or did not like about this style of film music

QUESTION 2

• Watch clips of King Kong (1933) in the module and follow the listening guide
• Were the various themes effective? (Please refer to p. 127-129)
• Why or why not?

QUESTION 3

• How does the King Kong music from 2005 compare to the original?
• How are they different?
• Find a link of your choice to discuss 

QUESTION 4

• What are the Hays Codes? (see lecture notes)
• In your opinion, is there a value to film censorship?
• Why or why not?   

QUESTION 5

• Listen to the music posted from the Harry Potter films
• Talk about your favorite piece (you may choose one of these or any other - post link if you choose another!)
• Name the instruments used and the character of the music 
• How do you think John Williams and his orchestrators (Conrad Pope is one) continue the classic Hollywood style?