Music in Motion Pictures (optional courses: Music in feature film or Music in video game) Field of study: Creative management in new media
Programme code: W8-S2CM20.2022

Module name: Music in Motion Pictures (optional courses: Music in feature film or Music in video game)
Module code: W8-ZN-S2-MWF
Programme code: W8-S2CM20.2022
Semester:
  • winter semester 2025/2026
  • winter semester 2024/2025
  • winter semester 2023/2024
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
Optional subject: - Music in a feature film - Music in a video game Course Description: Music in Feature Film This course aims to present basic information about film music, the development of technology influencing composers, and profiles of creators and their musical works in correlation with directors and specific films. The central axis of education is learning the functions of music based on various theories of film music and acquiring the ability to analyze film music in terms of the presented theories. The aim is also to develop the ability to identify soundtrack elements, musical styles, and compositional techniques. Course Description: Music in a video game The course aims to train competencies in perceiving the role of music in a video game, especially learning the ability to identify the features of music (action time marker, thematic marker). The main topics presented during the module will be: differences between Layering and Splicing techniques, transition tracks, the problem of location vs. style, shaping emotionality due to the narrative, logic, and mechanics of a video game, non-linearity of the gameplay and its musical background, specificity of the soundtrack and its episodic non-evolutionary character.
Prerequisites:
The student should know the most popular movies and video games.
Key reading:
J. Buhler: Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History. Oxford University Press; 2 edition, 2015. F. Karlin: Listening to Movies: The Film Lover’s Guide to Film Music. Schirmer; 1 edition, 1994. R. S. Beauchamp, Designing Sound for Animation, Focal Press, Second Edition, 2013.
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Student has ordered knowledge about film music, its history and connections with film technology. [MWF_1]
 K_W11 [4/5]
Student knows the main creators of film music and their work. [MWF_2]
 K_W12 [5/5]
Student identifies elements of the soundtrack and identifies elements of the musical work that functions with the moving image. [MWF_3]
 K_U10 [5/5]
Student understands the basic elements and stages of sound production in the film. [MWF_4]
 K_U12 [4/5]
Student identifies the relationships between the creators of film music with the creators of a moving image. [MWF_5]
 K_K12 [3/5]
Student appreciates the role of music in various genres and subgenres. [MWF_6]
 K_K11 [4/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Test [MWF_w_1]
The student solves the test covering the issues discussed during the lectures and the indicated issues to be prepared as own work.
 MWF_1 MWF_2
Continuous evaluation [MWF_w_2]
The student prepares a semester work on the indicated topic. The semester work of assessment is in terms of content, the bibliography contained and used in it (also quoted excerpts from the source texts).
 MWF_3 MWF_4 MWF_5 MWF_6
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [MFW_fs_2]
The lecture method supported by audio and video recordings.
 15
Analysis of the literature on the subject, analysis of the lecture content, searching for examples in practice, independent implementation of the indicated material sections, including the subject literature.
 45 Test [MWF_w_1]
lecture [MWF_fs_1]
Workshop method supported by audio and video recordings.
 15
Individual preparation for each class, systematization of the material presented during classes, preparation of projects - also group ones.
 45 Continuous evaluation [MWF_w_2]
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