Enhancing Emotional Well-Being Through Music: The Link Between Mood and Music as Seen on Film

Henry Powell, MD is a graduate of the National University of Ireland where he attended University College Dublin graduating in 1970. He was trained as a pathologist at the University of California San Diego where he worked for forty years. In retirement he has pursued a lifelong interest in recorded and live classical music. He has presented talks on the lives, illnesses and recordings of composers and was smitten by Mahler's music after hearing a recording in 1967. He is active in the Emeriti Association both at UC San Diego and UC systemwide. He also serves on the board of the Bach Collegium of San Diego and the executive committee of the UCSD Retirement Association.

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Music has been an integral part of human culture for centuries and has the ability to evoke a wide range of emotions. Music can profoundly affect mood, emotions, and even physical well-being.

 This presentation delves into the fascinating history of music as used in film and explores how music when used in film, can create, enhance, express, and influence the audience.

 Different techniques employed by composers and filmmakers to achieve these goals will be discussed, including the use of leitmotifs and the strategic placement of music within a scene.

This presentation aims to elucidate the transformative power of music and explore how music elicits change in the emotional state of the listener, and how it can improve emotional well-being.

Participants will be inspired to incorporate music directly into their personal and professional lives and learn how music can be a supportive component of therapy.