Post-minimalist techniques in the writing of modern film scores through the collaboration between Thomas Newman and Sam Mendes = Techniques post-minimalistes dans l'écriture de musiques de films modernes à travers la collaboration entre Thomas Newman et Sam Mendes
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Ce projet de recherche se concentre sur la musique de Thomas Newman dans les films de Sam Mendes, il se focalise spécifiquement sur trois films qui représentent particulièrement bien la trajectoire de leur collaboration au cours des deux dernières décennies. Ces trois films sont : Road to Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008) et 1917 (2019).
En analysant les dispositifs musicaux, les techniques post-minimalistes dans l’écriture et la forme structurelle de la musique, ce mémoire étudie les rôles des ambiances musicales en lien avec les thèmes musicaux dans ces films et théorise comment ces ambiances contribuent à la forme du film en fonction de leur structure narrative. This research project is dedicated to analyzing the music of Thomas Newman in the films of
Sam Mendes, specifically focusing on three films that represent particularly well the
trajectory of their collaboration over the past two decades. These three films are: Road to
Perdition (2002), Revolutionary Road (2008) and 1917 (2019).
By analyzing musical devices, post-minimalist techniques in writing and the structural form
of music, this thesis studies the roles of musical atmospheres in relation to the musical
themes in these films and theorizes how these atmospheres contribute to the form of the film
according to their narrative structure.
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