He is Professor Emeritus at Mercy College, a freelance violinist and the author of many publications on music.

He studied at the Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard and the Tanglewood Music center. Joshua Berrett earned a BA from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an MA from Columbia University and a PhD from the University of Michigan. Week 1: Parting the curtains: 19 th century antecedents and some John Williams.

Our focus then shifts to five specific movies. As actor Richard Dreyfus once observed, “We don’t see a movie we feel a movie.” We explore a number of the finer points of creating a movie soundtrack, preceded by a discussion of critically important antecedents in 19 th century opera and some vivid examples from John Williams movies. We have generally become so accustomed to hearing a soundtrack as an integral part of watching a movie that we often fail to fully appreciate just how it shapes our reactions. It is now close to a century since the first movie soundtrack was heard with the 1927 release of The Jazz Singer. This course requires advance registration and payment. January 18, January 25, February 1, February 8 and February 15 Tuesday Zoom Course at 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Zoom movie soundtrack