Let's Analyze the Music of Studio Ghibli, Cowboy Bebop and Your Name. From Academic Perspective
Free online webinar to analyze the power of music in anime with three musicologists.
On Thursday, November 19, at 8 pm EST, The Japan Foundation, New York will hold the free YouTube webinar to analyze the uses of music in beloved anime such as My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro), Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka), Cowboy Bebop, your name. (Kimi no Na wa.), and other animes.
Come join the panel discussion with Stacey Jocoy, Kunio Hara, and Rose Bridges as they discuss how directors and composers collaborate to create the music, explaining the role of music in storytelling.
It will be followed by a live Q&A session. If you have any questions about music and soundscapes in anime, now's your chance to ask the musicologists! Please feel free to post it on the Eventbrite page when you register. Live commentary will also be enabled on the YouTube stream, so you can participate in the Q&A session.
This is a free event. Registrants will receive the link to the stream via email.
ABOUT THE JAPAN FOUNDATION: The Japan Foundation, established in 1972, is Japan's only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs throughout the world. The mission of The Japan Foundation is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other countries.
The Power of Music in Anime
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Time: 8:00 PM EST (Please check your time zone.)
Location: YouTube
Admission fee: Free
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ep3-the-power-of-music-in-anime-tickets-
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