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Analysis of Scoring Music to Visual Media

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

The four works presented as the large thesis composition for the recital of Barak Shpiez represent the challenges of scoring music to picture in contemporary practice. The four selections characterize the diversity of styles a composer must be able to effectively emulate in order to convincingly accentuate the mood and emotion of the visual element. The process involves interpreting the filmmaker's intentions, composing music to compliment this, and realizing the composition by various methods of audio recording and musical performance.</p><p> The process is a unique blend of the visual and auditory, art and commerce, abstract thinking and logistical planning. A composer working with visual media must wear many different hats in the course of creating music. He or she must of course be the composer, but also producer, audio engineer, and performer. The pieces discussed below were made possible by the education and experience gained in each of these areas.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
MM
Level thesis:degree_level
Immediate Access
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Composition
Year dc:date.available
2008

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Shpiez, Barak
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Lynn Purse
  • Judith Bowman

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
Repository record dc:identifier
https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1192
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2208

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2026-07-24
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citation

Shpiez, Barak. Analysis of Scoring Music to Visual Media. Immediate Access thesis, 2008. https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1192