The purpose of this study is to understand the flow of Korean film music history and the aspects of traditional music appearing in films. Through literature research, the history of Korean film music is studied, and two films are selected to compare t...
The purpose of this study is to understand the flow of Korean film music history and the aspects of traditional music appearing in films. Through literature research, the history of Korean film music is studied, and two films are selected to compare the music for each scene. The period of Korean film music history was divided and its characteristics were identified. Two films, Chunhyang (2000) and Seong Chun-hyang (1961), which have the same musical background as the subject matter of the film, were selected and divided into 10 scenes each to study the aspects of traditional music. The history of Korean film music would divide into four periods, each showing the following characteristics. First, features of early film music revealed the influence of Japanese music, used Korean traditional and Western music and appeared created music. Second, the participation of musicians who studied Western music and young musicians who advocated Western popular music expanded the musical tendency, causing diversity in film music. Third, the prolific phenomenon of few musicians seen in early film music decreased as time passed. The film Chunhyang and Seong Chun-hyang were produced with the same material and had Western music composers as music directors. However, Chunhyang used only Korean traditional music, while Seong Chun-hyang used that mixed with newly created. The study has a future task as the insistent excavation of materials and continuous research to organize scientific theory about the history of Korean film music. In addition, it is considered that the demonstration for artistic value and worth about Korean film music need systematic analysis.