Posted: September 13th, 2017

MUSIC

MUSIC

•    Discuss the relationship between film score and narrative (story).
•    How do some of the functions of film scoring, which we learned early in the course, serve to support narrative?
•    Choose 3 film examples (either from class demo or your own choice) to support your argument.
•    Your three film choices should be connected in some way, so that your paper is a cohesive analysis of the music in all 3 films.
•    For example:
•    all horror genre (different composers)
•    all by the same composer
•    a film trilogy (Lord Of The Rings, Back To The Future)
•    This is a RESEARCH TERM PAPER.  Write your own ideas, but find articles, books, etc. which support your argument, and cite your sources.    You must use citations to document your research sources.  Use MLA style citations.
•    Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
•    Length: 6 – 8 pages, double spaced, typed, 12 pt. font
Counts for 20% of your overall class grade
•    MLA style citations require two steps:
•    1.  Cite your sources in the text

•    2. A “Works cited list” at the end of your paper
•    Basic Format:
•    Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
•    One author example:
•    Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. New York: Putnam, 1955. Print.

•    Write your paper as if it is being read by someone who has not taken this course.
•    Educate them on the history of film score and the important points.
•    Include a brief description of the relevant plot points to help understand how the music helps to tell the story.