Music in Drama Films 1940-1965 with Jack Hui Litster

Day: Tuesdays
Dates: January 7 – February 11, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Carleton University
Price: $175+HST

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Overview

This will be a continuation of the themes explored in my current lecture series (Music in Drama Films 1990-Today), but will explore how music was used in early drama films during Hollywood’s Golden Age. This series will explore the music in groundbreaking films from US, Japan and Europe, including Citizen Kane (1941), Rashomon (1950), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Ascenseur a L’Echafaud (1958) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). We will pay particular attention to the rise of great film composers (including Bernard Herrmann – Citizen Kane was the first film he ever scored) and the involvement of jazz legends in film scoring (Ascenseur a L’Echafaud was scored by Miles Davis and Anatomy of a Murder was scored by Duke Ellington).

Schedule

Dates	Description
January 7
January 14
January 21
January 28
February 4
February 11

About the Lecturer

Jack has worked as a performer, composer and producer throughout the past two decades. He has composed and recorded over 75 songs in genres including jazz, folk, opera, orchestral, funk, and electronic. His music has been featured in videos, podcasts, and in performance. Jack currently works as Composer-in-Residence for both OperOttawa and Voices Dance Project. Jack’s debut solo album Shining Suns was released in 2022 and is available on Spotify. A graduate of Carleton’s Master of Arts in Music and Culture program, Jack currently works as a Contract Instructor in Carleton’s music department, where he teaches courses on popular music and film music. Hear more at jackhuilitster.com.

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