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Film has always been associated with music. Even in the days of silent movies, musicians would provide a live accompaniment to the film being shown in the cinema.
The music you hear is vital to the mood and atmosphere of a scene.
Film and video game music incorporates many different styles of music and approaches to composition - you will investigate the most important features of film and video game music by studying selected examples. These features are:
- How music relates to the mood or emotion being displayed on the screen
- How significant characters in a film are represented by specific musical ideas
- How music mirrors specific actions and creates dramatic effects
The ability to describe and explain the music used in films, and to comment on the effect the music has, is an excellent way of demonstrating your understanding of music. Apart from being a valuable skill, it will really help in your listening exam, so you will focus on listening and analysis in this AOS. You will also get the chance to perform some film music and compose your own.