The influence of incongruence on perceived emotional meaning within the film soundtrack

musdii@leeds.ac.uk

Dave Ireland is currently undertaking a PhD at the School of Music, having previously completed an MMus in Musicology and a BA in Music within the department. His doctoral resarch addresses aspects of emotional music psychology and film soundtracks, particularly seeking to theorise various types of incongruent music within the soundtrack and their influence on perceived meaning and emotional response. Aside from his research, Dave provides teaching support in areas of music history and film music. He is also an active freelance performer and piano accompanist within the Leeds/Bradford area.

Degree Supervisor: Dr Luke Windsor and Professor David Cooper

• Perceived emotional meaning in music
• Music Psychology
• Film Music
• Semiotics

Current Modules

• MUSI 1020 Music in History and Culture
• MUSI 2722/2822 Music in Context B - Trends in Twentieth Century Music: Film Music

Conference papers (oral)

• The Word Is Not Enough: Leitmotif re-contextualised through analysis of the James Bond Theme in Casino Royale, Film Music Conference, University of Leeds, Nov. 2009
• 'It's a sin [...] Using Ludwig van like that! He did no harm to anyone. Beethoven just wrote music': The role of the incongruent soundtrack in the representation of the cinematic criminal, Constructing Crime: Discourse and Cultural Representations of Crime and Deviance, University Of Leeds, forthcoming March 2010
• Identifying Incongruence: Re-examining the film soundtrack, Music and the Moving Image V, NYU Steinhardt, forthcoming May 2010

• Leeds University Research Scholarship for PhD research at Leeds University

• Member of the RMA
• Member of SEMPRE
• Member of the SMA