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Metamorphosis: Musical Healing in Five Phases

For film music composers, effective communication with others, understanding the story, recognition of emotional changes in the character, and the ability to connect and express these things through one's own music are crucial. Typically, composers convey their emotions and thoughts through the music they compose, deeply engaging with their inner selves in this creative process. Building on the works of Paul Ekman, Robert Plutchik, John D. Mayer, and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, this paper explores the basic and complex emotions experienced by humans, focusing on the emotional and behavioral changes that occur during the grieving process. This thesis delves into how to overcome depression in personal grief experiences and transition into a healing process that accepts death through emotional intelligence. Additionally, the process of transforming personal grief experiences into music that expresses each emotion is described in detail. This process of confronting and expressing emotional changes through music serves as a healing journey for individual composers, offering insights on finding comfort through music for those who have shared similar experiences. Moreover, this thesis proposes that the awareness and in-depth management of one's feelings can serve as a vital tool for film music composers to understand and empathize with the emotions of others.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc2356151
Date07 1900
CreatorsChoi, Insun
ContributorsSchnurr, Drew, Couturiaux, Clay, Hepker, Jeffrey, Llach, Federico
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Choi, Insun, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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