Apr 16, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

MS 3520 - History and Development of Music in Film


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This course provides an introductory survey of film music history from the silent era through the present day. Students will learn how music has functioned in film across its century-long history, as produced in Hollywood and in other countries, and by filmmakers independent of the studio system. No musical experience is required.