Film Music

Year 7 – Lesson 1

Learning objectives

♫ To identify the different types of film music and how effective music is produced for different genres and moods.

♫ To talk about the film music with the appropriate musical terms.

♫ To learn how music can enhance a visual image.

You must be able to identify moods through film music.

You should be able to identify different genres and see connections with the mood.

You could be able to discuss about the musical features each piece of music has in relation to the genre and the mood.

Music is soooo important…

Pay attention to the next video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPWgRbBTBwA

What thoughts have you had while watching it?

Now watch and listen to the official video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM MUSIC IS

EVERYTHING!!!

Starter

♫ Can you think of any examples of films with effective music?

♫What genres are they?♫What characteristics does that music have?

The Dark Knight:• Fast-paced• Dynamic• Percussive

The Lord of the Rings:• Epic, heroic• Mysterious•

Film Music

Animation

Science-Fiction

Action

Toy Story 3:• Humorous• Mickey

Mousing

Extract 3:

Genre:

Mood:

What do you think it’s happening or going to happen?

Extract 2:

Genre:

Mood:

What do you think it’s happening or going to happen?

Extract 1

Genre:

Mood:

What do you think it’s happening or going to happen?

You will hear three extracts of music, each taken from a different film.

Complete the table below whilst listening with your own ideas:

Adventure, Science fiction...

Horror, thriller...Fantasy, adventure...

Task 1:Task 1:

Task 1.1:

In pairs, share your answers with your partner.

Underline any points that you both made and add in any comments that you had not thought of.

Did you have basically the same opinion or was it quite different?

IMAGEMAIN MELODIC IDEA

MAIN COMPOSITIONAL DEVICE

MAIN RHYTHMIC IDEA

MODE/TONALITY INSTRUMENTS

TEMPO

MOOD

♫ Listen to the following three extracts of music.

♫ Use the MUSICAL ELEMENTS cards to analyse the extracts.

♫ Match the cards to the extracts (8 cards for each extract)

Task 2:

MAIN COMPOSITIONAL DEVICE

Use of Chromatics

MODE/TONALITYMinor Key

TEMPOSlow – getting

quicker

MOODMysterious - Threatening

Answers to extract 1: JAWS

MAIN COMPOSITIONAL DEVICE

Diatonic – based on chord triad

MODE/TONALITYMajor Key

TEMPOStately –

walking pace

MOODOptimistic -

Heroic

Answers to extract 2: SUPERMAN

MAIN COMPOSITIONAL DEVICE

Disjunct – awkward intervals

MODE/TONALITYMajor Key

TEMPOMarch like –

walking pace

MOODThreatening –

Impending Doom

Answers to extract 3: STAR WARS

Task 3: extension

What is a motif?

Working in Pairs:

•You need to COMPOSE a motif for a given character.

* You need to think about how you can quickly establish the mood of the character for your audience.

CHOOSE ONE…

FILM? GENRE?MINOR/MAJOR

TONALITY?

Quiz time!

Harry Potter Fantasy,Adventure...

Major

Minor

Action

Action, Adventure, Science fiction...

Animation, fantasy...

Animation, adventure...

Adventure, action...

Adventure, action, fantasy...

James Bond

Jurassic Park

Frozen

Toy Story

Pirates of the Caribbean

Indiana Jones

Minor

Major / Minor

Minor

Major / Minor

Major