Film Music
Class Meeting 6 3/5

Compare these corresponding sequences from the 1969 and 2010 versions of the film True Grit. To simplify the comparison, divide the clips into the following sections: Section 1969 version starting point 2010 version starting point Setting up the standoff 0:00 0:00 Dialogue 0:37 0:22 Gun fight 1:31 1:15 Cogburn falls 2:18 1:52 True Grit standoff (1969 version) True Grit standoff (2010 version)

As a group, create a timeline of what happens in the music and how it corresponds to the events in this clip of the film. Include any recurring themes or motives, changes in instruments or texture, and how the music relates to the drama and visual elements. Good Bad Ugly Clip 1 Good Bad Ugly Clip 2 Good Bad Ugly Clip 3 Good Bad Ugly Clip 4 Good Bad Ugly Clip 5

In-class assignment 13, including Lecture 9: Popular Music and Modernism in the 1960s and 70s (21:43) and response on Sakai Forums.