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Student Work in Music and the Moving Image [course details 1 - 2]

Travaux en Musique et images en mouvement [détails du cours] en ordre inverse de production

Faculté de musique, Université de Montréal, 2009-2003

*François Gauthier The Island. ZIP file containing: 1. Title page (texte) || 2. Title page (partition). || 3. Partition. || 4. Analyse, discussion et références (Montréal 2009)

*Geneviève Courcy Mulholland Drive. 1. Texte et tableau de musèmes (Word 85k) || 2. Cue list (Excel 10 Meg). || 3. Partition. || 4. Analyse, discussion et rfrences (Word 70k) (Montréal 2007)

*Solène Derbal* La Science des rêves / The Science of Sleep. Cue list, partition graphique, analyse [Word, Excel, ZIP 57 Meg!] (Montréal 2007)

Marie-Laure Boudreau Orange mécanique/Clockwork Orange. Cue list, partition graphique, analyse
[PDF 707k] (Montréal 2005)

*Anne-Laure Feron* Alias (TV, saison 1, pisodes 1 & 2). Cue list, graphic score, discussion et analyse
[3 x PDF dans 1 fichier ZIP, 3 MB, Montréal 2005]

Rémi Fraser A Beautiful Mind - Cue list •  Analyse discursive de la scène Traitement [2 fichiers Word (*.doc) 54k et 25k, Montréal, 2005].

André Lambert Moonstruck (Montréal 2005)

Émilie Côté Requiem for a Dream - Cue list et analyse (Montréal 2004) [PDF 219k; HTML 146k]

Hélène Laurin Fight Club Cue list et analyse (Montréal 2003) [132k HTML]

Élodie Nicolas Les triplettes de Belleville - Cue list et analyse (Montréal 2008) [ZIP 6 meg]

Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool

Roxanne Flanagan: Dead Man Walking zip file containing cue list, scene analysis, graphic score, etc. (Liverpool 2001) [30 MS Word files zipped 177k]

Siân Fullaway: The Matrix zip file containing cue list (Liverpool 2002) [85k Word97]

Daniel Honey: The Sixth Sense cue list, scene analysis, graphic score, etc. (Liverpool 2001) [1 MS Word file zipped 464k]

Stine Johansen: Twin Peaks episodes 4 and 5 cue list (Liverpool 2002) [122k Word97]

Helen Schryver: Babe cue listing (Liverpool 2002) [123k HTML]

*Alison Beck* Bong! A Study of the music of British television news in 2001 zip file containing undergraduate mini-dissertation (Liverpool 2001).

*Dan Slattery* Akira zip file containing synopsis theme list cue listing analysis motivation glossary acknowledgements by (Liverpool 2002) [6 short HTML files + 1 long PDF]

Jo Muers: Bladerunner zip file containing cue list (Liverpool 2001) [1 MS Word file 111k]

*Alison Beck* Music in the Party Political Election Broadcasts of 1997. Undergraduate mini-dissertation in Music and the Moving Image (Liverpool 2000) [72k HTML]

*Alex Costello* Star Trek II zip file containing cue list [PDF 161k] explanations [PDF 4k] analysis [PDF 28k] (Liverpool 2000)

Anna Cumbers: The Nun’s Story zip file containing cue list and analysis graphic score (Liverpool 2000) [9k HTML + 57k PDF]

Andy Green: Shine story, cue list, theme list (Liverpool 2000) [90k HTML + 21 GIF files at c.11k/GIF]

Pam Harrison: Prospero’s Books zip file containing story theme list cue list analysis (Liverpool 2000) [7+23+41+10k HTML]

Miriam Jooss: The Third Man zip file containing cue list, analysis and information about the film (Liverpool 2001) [3 MS Word files 88+169+142k]

Ollie Kluczewski: Easy Rider A discussion on the uses of pop music in film, using Easy Rider as a case study. Undergraduate mini-dissertation (Liverpool 2000) [52k HTML]

Caroline Wheeler: Brief Encounter zip file containing cue list
(Liverpool 2002) [79k Word 97]

*Jonathan Shave* Airplane! Title sequences to Airplane! (1980): zip file containing: introduction: filmography, credits, story [80k PDF] score [notation as 15 PCX line art files zipped into 1 file of 565k] cue listing with thumbnail pictures in colour [3 pp. PDF = 954k] analysis, incl. IOCM, thumbnail pictures, music examples [6 pp. PDF = 334k] References (bibliography, filmography, music [1 p. HTML = 3k]) (Liverpool 2000).

*Jonathan Shave* Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (1998): zip file containing transcription, analysis and disc. ussion of music by (Liverpool 2000) [notation, thumbnail pictures in colour: MS Word 7 document, 1006k]

*Joanne Fellows* Acquiring Music for Television Commercials — An Investigation into a Neglected Section of the Music Industry. Undergraduate mini-dissertation (Liverpool 1998) [738k PDF] (inludes scanned documentation). Keywords: advertising, commercial(s), composer(s), composing, arrange, arranging, agency (advertising), production companies, recording, film, television, TV, soundtrack, stings, London, Library music, musicians, Doran & Syers, education, research, broadcasting, technology, Bosworth, business, Rick Juckes, publishing, Jeff Wayne, Matt Cox, showreels BOCD, CDs, fees, briefs, contracts, commissioning, MCPS, PRS, licensing, publishing.

TOF   Popular Music Analysis
      Analyse de la musique populaire [détails du cours]

Nick Thompson (consultation). Drumkit Notation Key. Incl. cymbal, ride, hihat, snare, toms, kick, rolls, hits, rims, sticks, etc. plus sample patterns from Aerosmith, James Brown, Bobby Darin, Beatles, Gloria Gaynor, etc. Version française Notation pour la batterie.

Mario Felton-Colletti: Posse 99: L'Anguilla - Analyse (Montréal 2003 HTML 24k)

*Marie Goffette*: Ann Pierlé: Leave Me There - Analyse, transcription, tableau de musèmes, etc.
(Montréal, 2005 PDF 2302k)

*André Lambert*: Un : Couché dans l'foin • Transcription (Montréal, 2006; 2 PDF).

*Hélène Laurin*: The Cure: Lullaby. Transcription | Analyse | Tableau des musèmes | Tableau d'occurrences musmatiques (Montréal 2007, fichiers PDF).

Nicolas Masino XTC: Dear God - Analyse (Montréal 2003 HTML 98k). La transcription reste à scanner...

*Guillaume Samson* Ti femm’là (Jean Albany/Les Caméléons - ile Réunion). Analyse (Montréal 2004, PDF 2935k), Tableau de musèmes (PDF 61K), Transcription (PDF 888k).

*Luana Stan* Phoenix: Mica Tiganiada (fichier ZIP, 6.Meg; folk-rock roumain, 1972): contenu du fichier ZIP: [1] Analyse approfondie (uptate 2010-11-19.); [2] transcription + tableaux musématiques (PDF 3404k, Montréal 2003); [3] Enregistrement original de la chanson analysée (MP3, 3245k; 1972).

Ben Thornley: Shaft (Hayes 1971) list of musemes transcribed (Liverpool 2000)

TOF Histoire de la musique populaire anglophone
      History of English-language popular music [détails du cours/course details]

Juliette Guay Gorillaz [187k HTML] (dc. 2005)

*Jean Lalande* L'exploitation sur médium CD du back catalogue dans la musique rock anglophone (version provisoire, dc. 2003, 59k, HTML)

*Catherine Mathieu* La musique anglo-québécoise depuis les années 80  (dc. 2003, PDF 55k; dummy html)

Julie McCabe Chansons populaires américaines standards (1900-1950) présentées encore aujourd’hui dans la musique vocale populaire et jazz (dc. 2003 HTML 68k)

Nicolas Orton Brian Eno (in English, Dec. 2004 23 pp. 92k Word HTML in English)

*Nicholas Thompson* The Effects of Digital Technology on the Art of Studio Drumming Broken Linkin English, PDF, 35 pp., Dec. 2005, on external site].Contents: Introduction; Point of Origin; The Arrival of Digital Technologies in the Music Industry; Theory of Adaptation; Timekeeping: Man vs. Machine; On Top, in the Middle and Behind; Dynamics; Exploring Trends in Studio Recordings; Computers in Multimedia; The Digital Audio Workstation (DAW); Pro Tools in Action; A Shift in the Winds; Other Developments; Detractors and Parallels with Other Elements; The Psychological Impact of Digital Editing; Playing God; Homogenized Money Machine; The Future: Drummer-Producers Breaking the Mould; Momentary Limbo; Appendices; Works Cited; Musical References; Audiovisual Sources; Additional Sources

*Alexander D'Amour* Sympathy for the Devil ?!? ou La musique Heavy Metal a-t-elle une incidence réelle sur les comportements agressifs et / ou suicidaires? [in French DOC, 24 pp., Dec. 2006]. Keywords: Heavy metal, violence, suicide, research, psychology, Megadeth, Dawson College, Montréal, music, Goethe, Werther effect, Ozzy Osbourne, PMRC, record labeling, Qubec, social disadvantage, parents, idols, fans, vandalism, drugs, marijuana, sexism, tension, relaxation, lyrics, religion, rap, psychosocial, psychiatric, videos, TAT (Thematic Apperception Test), subculture, adolescent, country music, gender roles, despair, delinquency, self-esteem, causality, bibliography.

Thierry Gauthier Le droit d’auteur et les nouveaux médias (in French, PDF, 13 PP., déc. 2006). Keywords: copyright collection, SOCAN, SODRAC, SCGDV, AVLA, AFM, SOPROQ, ACTRA, PRS, licenses, internet, web, cellphones, digital, CD, DVD, RW, iPod, SCPCP, private copying, peer-to-peer, file sharing, Digital Millenium Copyright Act., protection, USA, Canada, blank carriers, levies, iTunes, sales figures, turnover, references.

Véronique Simard Boy Band/Girl Group : validité artistique ou coquille vide? (in French; Word HTML 8500 words, 85k, dc. 2006). Keywords: boy band, girl group, music business, Lou Pearlman, Monkees, New Kids on the Block, N'Sync, Ricky Martin, Justin Timberlake, Spice Girls, Noel Gallagher, Eminem, critique, snobism, adolescence, values.

tof Tendances dans l’étude de la musique populaire
      Approaches to studying popular music [détails du cours]

Shawn Pitre : Cultural Studies & Hebdige’s Subculture: The Meaning of Style (travail final, dc. 2003)

Martine Rhéaume : Speech, Music, Sound de Theo van Leeuwen - Description, Critique et valuation. Version PDF ( conseiller), version HTML, Annexes 2 3 5 6 1, Annexe 4, Annexe System Network of Timing (travail final déc. 2003).

Hélène Laurin : Running with the Devil de Rob Walser. Description, critique et évaluation; présentation PowerPoint sous forme de notes des points saillants; exemples musicaux supprimés à cause d'espace disque limité (prés. en séminaire, oct. 2006)

Luana Stan : The Tuning of the World / Le paysage sonore de R Murray Schafer. Fichier compacté (ZIP, 23 Meg). Ce fichier inclut : déscription/compte rendu et critique/évaluation, tout en format Word (DOC); 15 exemples sonores (MP3) hyperliés avec le texte. N.B. Il faut décompacter le fichier ZIP avant que ne fonctionnent les liens aux exemples sonores. [Schafer, soundscape, review, music examples]

tof Dissertations supervised and online [supervision/tutelle]

Ian Darrington: Trumpet Mouthpieces - An In-depth Study: An Investigation
Into Trumpet Mouthpiece Design of the Twentieth Century and the Relationship that has Developed between Design, the Players and the Music with Special Reference to Jazz and Big Band Music (PhD thesis, Liverpool 2004) [15 MB, 30+ 30 MS Word files]

Vincent Bouchard (2010) Le personnage vocal. Une exploration pluridisciplinaire du chant dans la musique populaire (texte provisoire). Provisional Masters thesis text, Université de Montréal.

Karen E Collins (2002) The Future is Happening Already: Industrial Music, Dystopia and the Aesthetic of the Machine. PDF, PhD diss, IPM,Liverpool, 2002. Kindle version.

Bob Davis (2005)  ‘Who Got Da Funk? An etymophony of funk from the 1950s to 1979 
PhD diss. in musicology, Université de Montréal.

Serge Lacasse (2000) ‘Listen to My Voice’ — The Evocative Power of Vocal Staging in Recorded Rock Music and Other Forms of Vocal Expression. PhD diss., IPM, University of Liverpool.

Tamlyn, Garry (1998) The Big Beat — Origins and Development of Snare Backbeat and other Accompanimental Rhythms in Rock’n’Roll. PhD diss., IPM, University of Liverpool.

tof Miscellaneous student work (e.g. from short course or workshop)

Fanny Bulanda & Philippe Vilain (Université François Rabelais, Tours). Analyse d' une chanson de Pop Musique : Roxanne (Police, 1978). An e xample of what two good students can produce after just two days of Popular Music Analysis seminars and workshops. Un example de ce que peuvent produire deux bons étudiants après seulement 4 jours de seminaires et d'ateliers en Analyse de la musique populaire.