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Mickey Mousing Technique for the Unique Expression of Music in Nature Documentaries

  • Kim, Hyung-Jin (Sound Design Team, Korean Broadcasting System) ;
  • Um, Kang-iL (Department of Broadcasting Entertainment, Paekche Institute of the Arts)
  • Received : 2020.09.29
  • Accepted : 2020.10.14
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

There is a unique method of musical expression in the nature documentary. The expression method is Mickey Mousing technique, which expresses the movement of animals with music. The Mickey mousing technique can also be used in other types of documentaries, but it is most prominently used in nature documentaries. The Mickey Mousing technique cannot be used in any field other than music composition, because the composer should describe the movement of animals by playing music to match the animal's movements exactly. It is also because they have to play the instrument separately according to the sound source. In this study, we examined the nature documentaries broadcast by KBS over the last five years and analyzed the cases of Mickey Mousing technique. Therefore, we obtained research results that the Mickey Mousing technique is necessary and that the music composition is also necessary as a background music of nature documentaries.

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