a musical idea that represents a specific character, place or idea

when a leitmotif is musically changed to represent a change in the story or character

the shape of a melody, including how it ascends and descends and where it is conjunct or disjunct

Check - which two are transformations of this leitmotif?

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Check a

Check b

Check c

Take this leitmotif

How is it still recognisable?

Making an ‘angry’ version of a leitmotif

Making an ‘upset’ version of a leitmotif

Making a ‘sneaky’ version of a leitmotif

Task B feedback audio

Motivic transformation

Music

How music shapes film

Action in early movies

Tension in early movies

Scoring a silent movie

Representing characters through music

This unit explores film music and how composers use music to enhance mood, atmosphere and storytelling. Pupils study common film music techniques and themes, and apply this knowledge by composing and performing music to accompany visual scenes, developing their composition and performance skills.

Film Music

What aspect of a leitmotif makes it recognisable?

What is the process of changing leitmotifs to tell the story called?

To make a leitmotif sound ‘angry’, which of these would be **least** effective?

To make a leitmotif sound ‘upset’, which of these would be **least** effective?

To make a leitmotif sound ‘sneaky’, which of these would be **least** effective?

Which of these elements could you change in a leitmotif to change its mood?

Name something that could be represented by a leitmotif.

Leitmotif was first used in a genre called what?

In which decade were the first movies with recorded sound?

What type of tonality would best suit the hero of a story?

Which two families of the orchestra would we most associate with war?

Which pitch range might best suit a dark, sinister character?

Motivic transformation

Lesson outcome