MUSIC FOR CINEMA

The course forms part of the three-year degree in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management, which provides essential tools for operators in the fields of preservation and promotion of artistic heritage.
The course aims to provide students with an accurate studying on an increasingly central aspect in the most recent historiography and theory of cinema: the role of music and of the sound inside the film.

- knowledge of the main outlines of the evolution of music in audiovisuals;
- knowledge of the various problems inherent to the creation of the soundtrack;
- knowledge of how to analyse the soundtrack of a film, in all its components, and in general the functions of music in audiovisuals;

The student should know the basics of film history and preferably have a basic knowledge of musical grammar.

The course provides an introduction to the language of soundtrack from early silent films to video clips. It will address the various problems inherent to the realisation of musical comment such as composed and adapted music, use of leitmotifs, motivic and thematic presences, phenomenology of noise, etc. In addition to historical-critical knowledge, students will be offered a set of analytical tools enabling them to analyse some audiovisual texts.

bibliography will follow

The final test is given orally and includes a brief audiovisual analysis of the films discussed during the course as well as questions based on the proposed bibliography.
Non-attending students must agree with the professor an alternative program.

oral

written examination - with three open questions - about main topics, movements, themes and artists, as developed during the course

- grading:
A. marks in the 18-22 range will be awarded in the presence of:
- sufficient knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- limited ability to collect and/or interpret data, making independent judgements;
- sufficient communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
B. marks in band 23-26 will be awarded in the presence of:
- discrete knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- discrete ability to collect and/or interpret data, making autonomous judgements;
- fair communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
C. Scores in the 27-30 bracket will be awarded in the presence of:
- good or very good knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus;
- good or very good ability to collect and/or interpret data, making autonomous judgements;
- fully appropriate communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language.
D. Honours will be awarded in the presence of knowledge and ability of applied understanding with reference to the
programme, judgement and communication skills, excellent.

The course consists of frontal lectures with the support of projections and listening sessions related to the course topics.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development