Conclusion & Reflection

        This project ultimately showcases the fact that although the works of both Haydn and Mozart are not evident in today’s society, they continue to play a role in popular culture through different media outlets, such as film and television. At first it was only an idea that was thought to lead toward a dead end however after initial research, it can be seen that there are a variety of websites that indicate what musical piece is played in which movie or television show. Although the websites indicate which movies have Haydn and Mozart pieces playing, there were no sites that explained the reason behind why it was chosen or even what scene it was in. In order to fill in these gaps, a blog was created. Its main focus is to show the reader that Mozart and Haydn’s pieces are not something of the past, but a lifelong piece of art that will constantly be remembered.

         The final outcome of this project was successful because we effectively communicated the significance of our finding. Our blog discusses and analyzes popular films, showing the exact scene in the movie where the music was heard, as well as demonstrate to the reader how Mozart’s pieces are more commonly used in films than Haydn’s. Information of this nature was appropriate to display in a blog format because blogs are a very popular form of media outlet today and thus can be easily searched on the Internet for people find.

         Furthermore, utilizing another popular form of communication of putting up posters in various areas of our University of Toronto campus.

This added on a creative side to our project as the posters themselves are a spoof of original movie posters, including Haydn and Mozart’s faces.These posters aim to entice and stimulate people throughout campus to go on the website and check the blog. A strength in this project would be the garnered interest that this project has given to its students. On the other hand, a weakness would be the lack of scholarship in the writing material. There was a major difficulty in finding resources to use as supplementary information. However, this difficulty was used as motivation tool to create the blog in order to spread the knowledge to the public that was otherwise not accessible over the Internet.

Reflection

          Working with classical music in the context of popular culture was quite engaging for us because we were interested in seeing if this kind of music still holds relevance and meaning today. When researching and discovering the many movies that include Haydn and Mozart compositions, we could not wait to relay our information on our website and share it with other students on campus. Identifying the songs in these films gave a whole new meaning to the scenes in which they were in and made us realize that one may miss out on the even greater significance of a movie scene if they are not educated in what lies behind it. We enjoyed gathering information and analyzing the content ourselves as not much scholarship is found on the topic. It is our wish that this may inspire someone to make even further and in depth research on classical Haydn and Mozart music in film.

Conclusion written by: Trisha Elegino
Posters and Site compiled by: Arianna Benincasa