Film scores and soundtracks not only heighten the emotion of a film, but they can also help us better understand the worlds and characters we see on screen. Film composers write music to enhance the emotion of a scene and draw us in, and music supervisors compile the songs in a soundtrack to connect us to a film, a character, or a world.

This workshop will consider: what is the difference between a score and a soundtrack? How does a score heighten the emotion of a scene? How do music composers and sound designers work together?

In this music-focused session, we will focus on scoring, soundtracking, and the musical layers of film. We will listen to a variety of scores and aesthetics to understand the emotional impact that music has on a film, and then design our own “temp” music for a variety of scenes.