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Film Music Studies

Film Music Study 1
How much does music add to the emotional quality of a scene and how much can it detract from it?
Film Music Study 2
Will viewers who have seen the movies before notice what is different if the score is altered or switched?
Film Music Study 3
Is good film music truly that which is not perceived by the listener, as many filmmakers believe?
Film Music Study 4
Does making the music salient affect its emotional effectiveness?
Film Music Study 5
Does typecasting result in generic and interchangeable scores within a genre?
Film Music Study 6
Does making some aspect of a film "familiar" matter?
Film Music Study 7
Is it more effective to use cliches that will elicit specific emotional responses from the listener or to use authentic music?
Film Music Study 8
Do viewers differ significantly in their aesthetic ratings of music while watching a movie and listening to the score separately and is the best film score necessarily the best music?
Film Music Study 9
Can music ever really be "neutral"?
Film Music Study 10
How do directors and composers determine where music is needed?
Film Music Study 11
Why is the score so much more a part of film than live theater?
Film Music Study 12
Can viewers recall the theme music to specific characters?
Film Music Study 13
Beyond the actual music composition, how important is the orchestrator in the success of the film?
Film Music Study 14
Compare the emotional difference between naturally occurring films containing dialogue only, music only, and both music and dialogue.
Film Music Study 15
Does film music have to be less complex than art music?
Film Music Study 16
Is it more effective to use original or known music?
Film Music Study 17
Can music really cover-up a weak scene?
Film Music Study 18
Does music enhance the understanding of a complex scene?
Film Music Study 19
Does Mickey Mousing lead viewers to predict action, and if so, does it take away from the emotionality of the scene?