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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?