Academic Writing

Write a 2500-word essay on a Film Score of your choice from the list below 1. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - John Williams 2. Gone With The Wind (1939) - Max Steiner 3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Maurice Jarre 4. To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) - Elmer Bernstein 5. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1966) - Ennio Morricone 6. Psycho (1960) - Bernard Herrmann 7. The Godfather (1972) - Nino Rota 8. Jaws (1975) - John Williams 9. The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Elmer Bernstein 10. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) - John Williams 11. Batman (1989) - Danny Elfman 12. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Howard Shore 13. The Omen (1976) - Jerry Goldsmith 14. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Erich Wolfgang Korngold 15. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - John Williams 16. Shrindlers List 17. The pianist Your essay should offer the following, as well as any other issues you find interesting: • A discussion of the work’s original historical, social, and cultural context, and some indication of the place it holds in the repertoire today. • An analytical examination of the work (or a movement/section of it) that focuses on a feature or features you find striking. • An exploration of the work in the light of musicological issues , particularly those relating to the concept of genre. A few further guidelines: the title you choose should clearly reflect the contents and focus of your essay. If you can’t come up with a snappy title, it may be that your contents aren’t focused enough yet! You must also list all the primary and secondary sources you have used in a bibliography, as well as making sure that all sources that are referred to in the text (through direct quotations, paraphrasing etc.) are cited on the page on which the reference appears. NB Be very careful of internet sources. While the internet can be an extremely useful source of information, unless a site is edited (e.g. New Grove), there is no guarantee that the information is correct.