Music has an important part to play in the making of a great film. Sometimes, a music’s original score fits perfectly into the tenor of a film, and becomes as much a part of it’s success as the cinematography, acting, or editing (Psycho, Jaws, Lawrence of Arabia). Other times, just the right song meets just the right scene, and a skilled director can take advantage of existing music (Martin Scorsese’s use of the the Derek and the Dominos “Layla" in Goodfellas, Stanley Kubrick’s use of Richard Strauss’s "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" in 2001:A Space Odyssey).

Through clips and discussion of various films, we will see how music, used in a variety of ways, can create indelible cinematic moments.