| Course code | MTX435 |
| Name of the course | Music in Film |
| Languages of instruction | estonian/english |
| Teaching staff | |
| Responsible staff member | Ardo Ran Varres |
| Graded or pass/fail examinations |
| Semester |
| ECTS |
| Total ECTS | 3 ECTS |
Course aims
The aim of this course is to develop an understanding that film text is a complex integral whole, and that its audiovisual means of expression (image, speech, music, non-musical sound, silence) mediate the narrative (filmic) content in mutual interaction with each other.
Learning outcomes
Students that have taken the course
- are able to acknowledge the various roles of music, sound and silence in experiencing a film,
- are able to recognise and denominate the basic functions of music, sound and silence in film,
- are familiar with different ways of composing film music,
- can describe and critically analyse their own (peak) experiences of films and film musics.
