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Film Music

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Can you guess what films these are from?

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Learning Outcomes from this Module

Learn about different film composers

Learn how to compose different types of music for different films

Learn about features of film musicSlide4

Danny ElfmanSlide5

Danny Elfman

Has written

film scores

All the music in a film, including songs and underscoreUnderscore: the music in a film that you don’t always notice – it builds atmosphere and timbreSound effects: Are sometimes part of the music, to make it sound more dramaticSlide6

A Film Score is different to a soundtrack

Soundtrack:

May have songs in that aren’t just written for the film

They might have been released before by other artistsQuentin Tarantino uses soundtracks, not film scores e.g. Pulp Fiction, Reservoir DogsMoulin Rouge uses a soundtrackSlide7

Danny Elfman

American

Composes for Tim Burton filmsSlide8

Danny Elfman

Grammy for Batman music

Emmy for Desperate Housewives music

4 Academy Award nominationsSlide9

Danny Elfman

Both parents were teachers

Grew up in LA

Dropped out of high schoolTravelled to France busking, then to AfricaCaught malariaWas in a rock group called Oingo Boingo – lead singer until they broke upNow has impaired hearing because of the loud music from his rock bandSlide10

Danny Elfman

Just finished the music to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, releasing in March 2010

Opening titles to video game Fable and Fable II

Soundtrack to 2008 Lego Batman gameSlide11

How is the music similar?

Simpsons and Desperate Housewives

Both have very full textures (lots happening at the same time)

Both quite fastFit in well with what is happening on screenBoth sound very heavenly and dreamlikeLots of percussion in both (xylophone, glockenspiel, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, etc.)Slide12

How is it different to Men in Black?

MiB has no melody line

MiB fits on-screen well, but is less interesting without the visual image

Less happening all at the same time, thinner texturesThe atmosphere is different, changing the timbre… how?Slide13

What are we learning today?

How film composers begin composing to films

History of Hans Zimmer, film composer

Understanding how to apply film music knowledge to a film itselfSlide14

HOMEWORK

Research either Hans Zimmer or Danny Elfman, design a poster to show information about him, music he has done, and your opinion of the films he has composed to, and the music.

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Can you guess what films these are from?

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Who composed to these films/TV shows?

DANNY ELFMANSlide17

Hans ZimmerSlide18

How do you compose to film music?

Once a draft of the film has been done, the composer is given a

rough cut

Spotting: discussion with the director about each scene, genres, styles of music, and the atmosphere and emotion in each scene, and what the director wants Once the composer has the whole film, he can then write the film scoreSlide19

MIDI Mock Up:

Film composers use computers to compose – they can mark the time of each important thing that happens in the scene and match it along with the film, to see if the music suits.

Once the music is complete, an orchestra is hired to perform and record the music in a studio, normally with the composer conducting.

There is a big screen with the scene on behind the orchestra, so the composer can time the music perfectly.Slide20

Hans Zimmer

Born in Germany, moved to London as a teenager

Used to write jingles for some adverts

Was in a band called Buggles, playing the keyboardFamous for using traditional orchestra instruments with electronic soundsSlide21

Hans Zimmer

Composed over 100 film scores

7 Academy Awards

7 Grammy Awards9 Golden Globe AwardsSlide22

Hans Zimmer

How does Pirates of the Caribbean and Lion King sound similar?Slide23

Can you guess what films these are from?

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Quentin TarantinoSlide25
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What composer did all of these films?

The Simpsons

Desperate Housewives

Spiderman 2Men in BlackCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryThe Corpse BrideNightmare Before Christmas

DANNY ELFMANSlide28

John WilliamsSlide29
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What composer did music to these films?

Pirates of the Caribbean

Mission Impossible: 2

The Dark KnightKung Fu PandaThe Simpsons MovieShark TaleThunderbirds

Madagascar and Madagascar2

HANS ZIMMERSlide32

Can you guess what films these are from?

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James HornerSlide34

Different types of music in film scenes…

Diegetic music

: when you are watching a scene where a piano is being played, the characters can hear it, and you can hear it.

Non-diegetic music: when there is music in the scene that the characters can’t hear, and you can’t see it being played. Slide35

James Horner

Born in LA

Uses lots of Celtic musical elements, like using the recorder, tin whistle and turns

Began playing the piano at 5 years oldAccused for stealing music from other composer’s works, as well as reusing his own work in different filmsSlide36

James Horner

Composed the music for the new film Avatar (release date: 2009)

2 Academy Awards

3 Grammy Awards2 Golden Globe Awards3 Satellite AwardsSlide37

What are the Similarities and differences in The Spiderwick Chronicles and Titanic

Tempo

Dynamics

TexturePitchInstrumentsAnything else…Slide38

Which composer did music to these films?

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Legend of Zorro

TroyTitanicJumanji

JAMES HORNERSlide39

Jerry GoldsmithSlide40

What composer has done the music to these films?

Jaws

Star Wars

SupermanETHarry PotterHome AloneHook

JOHN WILLIAMSSlide41

Howard ShoreSlide42

Which composer did the music to these films?

The Lord of the Rings

King Kong

HOWARD SHORESlide43

Which composer did the music to these films?

Star Trek

Bad Girls

Kingdom of HeavenJERRY GOLDSMITH