Critical Scoring for Media

3.0 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores the tools and techniques used to score film, television, video games, and other forms of media. Just as importantly, the course critically examines both what shapes a soundtrack and how they shape us. What narratives, conventions, and ideologies lie behind music and sound on screen? And how do they influence the way we feel and think? Students will score and re-score music and sound effects for selected scenes and games, developing skills in music composition, theory, and music production. Written work required involves critical analysis of soundtracks from mainstream media alongside international arthouse and experimental scenes. No Music background is required.