Chapter 6 Contents
6.2-6.11 Film Cues for Study
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View the following scores and discuss whether they are traditional art music minimalism or just minimalistic by other means:
American Beauty | Directed by Sam Mendes | 1999
Composer: Thomas Newman
Risky Business | Directed by Paul Brickman | 1983
Composer: Tangerine Dream
Little Miss Sunshine | Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | 2006
Composer: DeVotchKa
Exotica | Directed by Atom Egoyan | 1994
Composer: Mychael Danna
Babel | Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu | 2006
Composer: Gustavo Santaolalla
The Illusionist | Directed by Neil Burger | 2006
Composer: Philip Glass
Lost in Translation | Directed by Sofia Coppola | 2003
Composer: Kevin Shields
Tangerine Dream – Love on a Real Train (State Azure cover)
The Intangible - Through the Mist
Minimalist Space Ambient Music
6.4. Project #1. Create Minimalist Music for a Film or Media Cue.
Search for a suitable film, experimental, animation, or documentary scene or sequence to compose music for using the minimalist approach. The cue should be at least three to four minutes long. You may wish to edit the visuals to appropriate starting and finishing points. Share in class and discuss outcomes. How well is the match with the visuals? Why the choice of instruments? What was the overall impact of the score? Was the score well mixed? Was the musical and sonic placement interesting? Does it sound like it was the original score to the film?
Students then, based on feedback from the class, write a short self-report about their cue including process taken as well as commentary on the feedback provided by others. This first project will be evaluated and graded by the instructor.