Posted: April 3rd, 2013

Music of Bollywood

The movie is Mohabbatein (2000). Double spaced and written in an essay style with full sentences and paragraphs. Song titles should appear in quotation marks, film titles and non-English words should be italicized. How would you categorize this film? (Refer Lecture file ‘1’ attached.) What were some of the major themes you observed in this film? What archetypes and stereotypes did you observe in this film? Describe in detail the music you hear in the film. Speak about the general style of the composer. Pick three songs to discuss more specifically in regards to the form and instruments used. Note the type of film song.(Refer Lecture file ‘2’ attached). Identify the sections of the song. Describe changes in instrumentation in relation to the arrangement of the song that you hear. Use terms from the glossary to describe what you are hearing. Provide information on how the songs are picturized. (picturization is a term used to describe how visuals are put to the song.) What purpose does the song have within the context of the movie?


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