Forman's Amadeus and the Role of Music in Film Narrative
| Autor: | Bazika, Tomáš |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Havelková, Tereza, Přádná, Stanislava |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Amadeus|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Antonio Salieri|Miloš Forman|Peter Shaffer|Neville Marriner|composer film|Claudia Gorbman|Guido Heldt|classical music|film music|film score|soundtrack|sound studies|opera|composer biopic|classical music in film|diegetic|non-diegetic|film narrative|narrator|narrative role of music |
| Popis: | Forman's Amadeus and the Role of Music in Film Narrative Vedoucí diplomové práce (supervisor): Zpracoval (author): Mgr. Tereza Havelková, Ph.D. Tomáš Bazika studijní obor (program): Praha, July 2020 Obecná teorie a dějiny umění a kultury Abstract The subject of this thesis is a study of the ways of using the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Miloš Forman's motion picture Amadeus. In my thesis, I focus on how Amadeus employs pre-existing classical compositions to create a new, largely fictional narrative based on the life and music of Mozart. I argue that instead of applying pre-existing pieces as film music, Amadeus conceives individual scenes as well as its overall filmic structure to accommodate the music's expressive qualities and biographical associations. I engage in a conversation with relevant existing scholarship to establish a theoretical framework for a systematic interpretation of the meaning-making roles of music in Amadeus. Drawing on Claudia Gorbman's concept of diegetic, non-diegetic and metadiegetic sound categories, I apply her taxonomy to Amadeus in order to show how not only the selection and placement of music but also its relation to the diegesis determine its impact on the narrative. I propose that in its treatment of Mozart's music, Amadeus reverses the traditional hierarchy of the... |
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