Discuss the music of the film

Discuss the music of the film (orchestral, electronic, pop songs). Highlight and discuss particular scenes in which you think the music played a significant role. Talk about why you think this score is important to the history of film music. Talk about how this score compares or contrasts to other scores written around the same time or other scores that you know of from this composer.

Your summary should be 300 to 400 words. Select one film from the following list:

  • Ben-Hur (1959)
  • Casablanca
  • Chariots of Fire
  • Citizen Kane
  • Driving Miss Daisy
  • The Godfather
  • Goldfinger (1964)
  • Gone with the Wind (1939)
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • The Graduate
  • The Mission
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • On Golden Pond
  • On the Waterfront
  • Out of Africa
  • Psycho
  • Star Trek (1979)
  • Sunset Boulevard