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Hollywood film musicTRANSCRIPT
Hollywood film music
What does music contribute to film?
Music can underscore the action/mood...
Or contradict it...
Diegeticvs
Non-diegetic sound
Diegetic
Non-diegetic
A character slams a door and it makes a loud noise, startling everyone in the scene. This is
• Diegetic sound
• Non-diegetic sound
Diegetic switch ex. 1
Diegetic switch ex. 2
Which was an example of a switch from Non-diegetic to Diegetic?
• 1) Ex 1
• 2) Ex 2
Continuity
Use of leitmotifs John Williams, Star Wars (1977)
Did we hear Princess Leia’s theme when we first saw her or first
recognized her?
• 1) First saw
• 2) First recognized