Week 13 - Nov 28, 30 & Dec 2, 2011 - Worlds of film music
- Mon, Nov 28: LISTENING QUIZ
- Wed, Fri: Lectures (case study: India)
Readings:
Assigned reading:
Booth, Greg. “That Bollywood sound.” In Mark Slobin (ed.) Global soundtracks: worlds of film music. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2008.
Additional reading:
Getter, Joseph & B. Balasubrahmaniyan. “Tamil film music: sound and significance.” In Mark Slobin (ed.) Global soundtracks: worlds of film music. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2008.
YouTube links for this week:
Example 1: Jai Ho by Pussycat Dolls (composer: A.R. Rahman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc5OyXmHD0w
Example 2: Kannae Kalaimaanae by K.J. Yesudas (composer: Ilayaraja): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RCNJ2LJDs
Example 3: Oru Murai Vanthu by K.S. Chitra and K.J. Yesudas (composer: Radhakrishnan): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDhFSsEVX3o
Example 4: Aami Je Tomar by Shreya Ghoshal and M.G. Sreekumar (composer: Pritam): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUtH1hjW3mE&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLD66BABC6680902FB
Example 5: Suno Suno Ban Ke Prani by Shanta Apte (composer: Krishnarao): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l39z0AAIe8E
Example 6: Ghar Aaya Mera Perdesi by Lata Mangeshkar (composers: Shankar and Jaikishan): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IJshvH4VJg
Example 7: Chup Gaye Sare Nazare by Muhammad Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar (composer: Lakshmikant and Pyarelal): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp8G2PN9yhM
Example 8: Kadhal Rojave by S.P. Balasupramaniyam (composer A.R. Rahman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wCmHxgcaek
Example 9: Jai Ho by Sukhwinder Singh (composer: A.R. Rahman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nikw8HG8J8I
Further reading:
Adamu, Abdalla Uba. “The influence of Hindi film music on Hausa videofilm soundtrack music.” In Mark Slobin (ed.) Global soundtracks: worlds of film music. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 2008.
