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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2018.19.12.561

Movie 'Cinema Paradiso' theme music function analysis  

Lim, Ju-Hee (Department of Applied Music, Seowon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.19, no.12, 2018 , pp. 561-568 More about this Journal
Abstract
This thesis focuses on the five functions of film music as proposed by American composer Aaron Copland, and the application of these functions in the modern film Cinema Paradiso featuring music by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Morricone has shown the application of these techniques in Western films such as the 1960s film A Fistful of Dollars and the top-rated 1980s films The Mission and Cinema Paradiso. Through his work, he maximizes the effects of representation in each scene by using variations of the theme music to effectively apply the functional theory of film music. Cinema Paradiso, especially, pursued the consistency and diversity of film at the same time. And it emphasized the specific atmosphere, intending to provide continuity in the scenes during the progress of the film. This thesis provides an understanding of the variation technique in film music, and the functionality of film music from scene to scene, as used by Morricone, for students majoring in film music.
Keywords
Film Music; Ennio Morricone; Cinema Paradiso; Variations; Theme; Theme Music;
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