Music! Its Role and Importance in Our LivesChapter 16:
Music in FilmWeb Links
| The Marriage of Sight and Sound: Early Edison Experiments with Film and Sound | | Thomas Edison and his assistant William Dickson began experimenting with motion pictures in 1888. Select the “Motion Picture” link to view many excerpts from his films. Be sure to watch the Dickson Experimental Sound Film, which may have been the first attempt to synchronize film and sound.
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edmrrg.html
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| Sight and Sound: The Best Music in Film | | Nearly 50 film directors were interviewed about how music enhances films. In these interviews, they discuss their favorite film music and the most effective sequence of music in their own films.
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http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/filmmusic/
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| Oscar.org | | Howard Shore received Oscars for best original score in 2001 and 2003. See other composers who have won Oscars from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. How many of the films from the last decade do you recognize?
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http://www.oscars.org/awardsdatabase/index.html
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