Styles and genres of American film music 2500-OG-EN-SGAFM

1. Introduction

2. Film noir: Billy Wilder and Miklós Rózsa (“Double Indemnity”)

3. Thriller/drama: Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann (“Psycho”)

4. Spaghetti western: Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone ("A Fistful of Dollars")

5. Gangster movie: F. F. Coppola and Nino Rota (“The Godfather” I)

6. Great Symphonists and New Romanticism (space opera): George Lucas and John Williams ("Star Wars: New Hope")

7. Horror between classics and avant-garde: Stanley Kubrick, Wendy Carlos and Krzysztof Penderecki ("Shining")

8. Sci-fi: Ridley Scott and Vangelis (“Blade Runner”)

9. Action: Tim Burton and Danny Elfman ("Batman")

10. Black comedy: David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti (“Wild at Heart”)

11. Crime/mistery: Paul Verhoeven and Jerry Goldsmith (“Basic Instinct”)

12. Family cinema/animation: Walt Disney Feature Animation and Hans Zimmer (“The Lion King”)

13. Great Symphonists III (fantasy): Peter Jackson and Howard Shore (“The Lord of the Rings”)

14. Postmodern synthesis: Quentin Tarantino ("Inglorious Basterds")

15. Antiwestern/drama/crime: Jane Campion and Jonny Greenwood ("The Power of the Dog") + final test

Całkowity nakład pracy studenta

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in tutorial online – 30 hrs - consultations online – 8 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for tutorial – 12 hrs - reading literature – 25 hrs - preparation for test – 25 hrs Altogether: 100 hrs (4 ECTS)

Efekty uczenia się - wiedza

Student: K1: has basic knowledge of terminology related to the aesthetics of film music, presented and interpreted during the classes (K_W02), K2: knows and recognizes some selected cases, analysed during the classes (K_W13).

Efekty uczenia się - umiejętności

Student: S1: can use aforementioned terminology in order to discuss cases connected to the aesthetics of film music (K_U02), S2: is able to work in group, to discuss, to argue and to formulate the questions (K_U06), S3: is able to find, to analyse, and to select information gathered during the classes (K_U01).

Efekty uczenia się - kompetencje społeczne

Student C1: feels responsible for the world cultural heritage (K_K05).

Metody dydaktyczne

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in the seminar - 30 hrs - individual contact with the teacher (Moodle, e-mail, office hours) - 5 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for the test - 15 hrs - preparation for classes and homework - 15 hrs - preparation of a presentation – 10 hrs Altogether: 75 hrs (3 ECTS)Teaching exposing methods: - show Teaching didactic methods: - informative lecture (conventional) - conversational lecture - problem lecture Teaching seeking methods: - exercise - ideas eschange - classic problem method - seminar - case study Teaching methods in online learning: - collaborative methods - methods to develop reflective thinking - methods for presenting content - methods of exchange and discussion

Rodzaj przedmiotu

przedmiot fakultatywny

Wymagania wstępne

None

Koordynatorzy przedmiotu

Małgorzata Lisecka

Kryteria oceniania

Assessment methods:
- test during last classes online,
- activity,
- frequency.

Assessment criteria:
- continuous assessment of attendance and activity during classes;
- final test, as follows:
fail – 0-7 pts (55%)
satisfactory – 8-9 pts (55-75%)
satisfactory plus – 10 pts (81%)
good – 11 pts (87%)
good plus – 12 pts (94%)
very good – 13 pts (100%)

Note: activity and frequence can upgrade the final note.

Praktyki zawodowe

Literatura

1. R. S. Brown, Overtones and Undertones: Reading of Film Music, LA 1994, pp. 120-133.

2. M. Citron, When Opera Meets Film, Cambridge 2010.

3. R. Dyer, Nino Rota: Music, Film, Feelings, NY 2017.

4. J. Fawell, The Leone - Morricone Soundtrack, in: idem, The Art of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West: A Critical Appreciation, Ann Arbor 2005, pp. 169-187.

5. M.J. T. Griffin, Vangelis: The Unknown Man, Long Marston 2009.

6. L. E. McDonald, The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History, Lanham 2013, pp. 92-97.

7. Partners in Suspense: Critical Essays on Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock, eds. S. Rawle, K. J. Donnelly, Manchester 2017.

8. F. Sciannameo, Nino Rota's The Godfather Trilogy: A Film Score Guide, Plymouth 2010.

9. S. C. Smith, A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann, LA 1991.

10. J, Schenke, Back to the Fifties: Grease. Comparing Reality and Fiction, Berlin 2008.

11. J. Sullivan, Hitchcock's Music, New Haven 2006.

12. S. Wolf, Changed for Good: A Feministic History of the Broadway Musical, Oxford 2011.

13. E. L. Wollman, The Theater Will Rock: a History of the Rock Musical from Hair to Hedwig, Ann Arbor 2006.

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