Music in Motion Pictures: Review of Literature with Implications for Instructional Films.

This comprehensive review of literature pertinent to the use of music in instructional films presents selected opinions, viewpoints, and hypotheses as an approach preliminary to experimentation. The need for research work in seeking principles which govern the operation of music to reinforce learning and the need to state such relationships as may be found quantitatively is particularly great because film producers need to have authentic guidelines for including particular amounts and kinds of music in instructional films. The functions and techniques of music in motion pictures and the functions of the film music composer are discussed. A selected bibliography on motion picture music is appended. (GO/MF) TECHNICAL REPORT -SDC 269-7-2 MUSIC IN MOTION PICTURES: REVIEW OF LITERATURE WITH Pennsylvania State College Project Designation NR-781-00 Instructional Film Research Program Contract N60nr-269, 15 May 19)49 SDC Human Engineering, Project 20-E-4P U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY