FILM MUSIC IN THE WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIAN COMPOSERS

Abstract

The purpose of the article. The research is related to the study of film music of contemporary Ukrainian com-posers. It is a specific genre layer in Ukrainian music culture of today. The author tries to define the problem field of cultural studies of film music of Ukrainian composers and identify some aspects of its understanding (film music as a sound reality of culture, communicative function of music and sound image, etc.). Research methodology lies in the use of comparative methodological principles as well as system and musical-historical methods. The above methodological approach allows to study the applied (by its origin) composing sphere in perspective of representation of contemporary culture and reveal national and cultural identity of film music of Ukrainian composers. The scientific novelty of this study consists in the expansion of notions of the “secondary” field of Ukrainian composers’ works, which is a significant part of our culture and often reflects the major trends of its development. "Music for Films" is a constant of the works of Ukrainian authors, but this issue has not yet become the subject of a special scientific discussion. Conclusions. Film music of Ukrainian composers of the second half of the XX century and today represents a specific phenomenon, characterized by heterogeneity of functional and stylistic manifestations. If, in some cases, music created for a film, is only a special case of manifestation of the creative talent of the composer (as Boris Liatoshynsky, Miroslav Skoryk, Valentin Silvestrov), in others – we are dealing with real experts in this area, whose works in their bulk are connected to the "production" of music for films (Vladimir Guba, Oleg Kiva).