The Evolution of Film Music with Professor Dan Obluda

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Professor Dan Obluda about the evolution of film music over the past century.

How has film music evolved the past 100 years? To answer that, we’re excited to chat with Dan Obluda. He’s an instructor of music at Colorado State University where teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music history and music theory. One of Dan’s specialties is in film music, he teaches courses on film music at Colorado State University and has an extensive background in film music research. Our upcoming concert will feature Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush with the score played by th...

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Obluda

Topics covered

• film music
• music history
• music theory
• Charlie Chaplin
• The Gold Rush

Keywords

• Colorado State University
• film music research

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Evolution of Film Music, The Gold Rush

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