Nicholas Kmet | Structure in Film & Film Music: A Video Essay @nicholaskmet2059 | Uploaded May 2017 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
It is often assumed in discussions surrounding film and film music that film is always the dominant structural element—music is always subordinate.
However, I don't think that's necessarily always the case, and rather, film and film music draw structure from each other in ways that often leave them on equal footing. This video essay discusses several examples meant to illuminate my point.
It is often assumed in discussions surrounding film and film music that film is always the dominant structural element—music is always subordinate.
However, I don't think that's necessarily always the case, and rather, film and film music draw structure from each other in ways that often leave them on equal footing. This video essay discusses several examples meant to illuminate my point.
