MUS 383 - Hermann & Hitchcock

A seminar concentrating on the nine film scores stemming from the remarkable collaboration of composer Bernard Hermann and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. After an introductory section on each, the seminar will then proceed chronologically through their nine films. Particular emphasis will be placed on the ways that Hermann’s music blended together with Hitchcock’s aesthetic vision to impact and complicate notions of gender identities.

Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor required. Normally students will have had at least one prior semester of college-level music or related study. Satisfies a major requirement in Music and the fine arts distribution requirement.