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"The Power of Screen Music"
Loïc's Lecture Series
The most successful films of all times are also the most popular soundtracks.
It's too obvious to stay considered as a coincidence.
For more than a century, the direct link exitsing between the success of a film, its longevity and the quality of its soundtrack has been prooved many many times
Music in films shouldn't be an "on the side" element while it can be so helpful, useful when used pro-actively.
Lectures Content
The lecture content is entirely adaptable to the audience and the time allowed.
Screen Music History (20-25mn)
Discover the first time music has been used in films.
Follow the evolution of screen music along the centuries and you'll understand better what international screen music is today.
The Power of Screen Music (25-30mn)
Is screen music really that influential?
Does it really influence our minds and control our feelings, our emotions and even our judgement?
Break the secret codes and find out what makes screen music have such power on our perceptions.
The Composer's Tricks (40-60mn)
You follow, step by step, a screen composer journey from the screenplay to the final score.
Discover the tricks screen composers use into their melodies, rhythms and orchestrations to transcribe frames into sounds.
Screen Music as the director's best assistant (45-55mn)
Directors and filmmakers, this chapter is for you.
It explains every possible use of screen music into your films.
How may Screen Music serve the action, the situation, the character and reach your expectations...
But, MOST OF ALL, in this chapter, you'll discover how screen music can multiply by 2
the depth of your film by expressing what the frames couldn't show.
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Medias Content: The lectures are illustrated by more than 35 audio/video examples such as: |
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| Film Title: | Year | Director | Composer |
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- Appolo XIII - Spiderman - The Abyss - Braveheart - Charlie and the chocolate factory - Gladiator - Jaws - The Last Emperor - The Lord of the rings - Matrix Reloaded - Planet of the Apes - Starwars - Psycho - The Modern Times - The day after tomorrow - Mr. & Ms. Smith - The Mask of Zorro - Troy - War of the worlds - ... |
1995 2002 1989 1995 2005 2000 1975 1987 2001 2003 2001 1977 1960 1936 2004 2005 1998 2004 2005 |
Ron Howard Sam Raimi James Cameron Mel Gibson Tim Burton Ridely Scott Steven Spielberg Bernardo Bertolucci Peter Jackson Andy Wachowski Tim Burton Georges Lucas Alfred Hitchcock Charlie Chaplin Roland Emmerich Martin Campbell Wolfgang Petersen Steven Spielberg |
James Horner Dany Elfman Alan Silvestri James Horner Dany Elfman Hans Zimmer John Williams Ryuichi Sakamoto Howard Shore Don Davis Dany Elfman John Williams Bernard Herrmann - H. Kloser/T. Wanker John Powell James Horner James Horner John Williams |
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