Lecture 8 - The Soundscape and the Soundtrack

Discussion dealt with the concept of soundscape and the use of soundtracks. While Singin' in the Rain (1952) was shown in class I also advocated watching The Conversation (1974), which is streaming on Netflix.

Below are articles I found of interest related to soundscape and soundtrack:

• AMC Filmsite is back with their list of the 100 Best Movie Soundtracks
• This video features a 10 minute tribute to The 30 Most Famous Film Scores.
• Whatculture! lists what they feel are the Top 5 Film Composers You Should Know About.
• Filmsound.org, a site dedicated to sound design in film, has a 4 part series on The Early History of Film Sound.
• Sound and Music discusses the horror genre and asks Is There a Sound of Fear?
• The Cinephile Fix discusses The Power of Sound and Editing by discussing The Conversation and Psycho.