If the first film to include synchronised recorded music was released in 1927 (The Jazz Singer), it was more than 20 years later that Slovenian filmmakers followed suit with their first ‘talkie’: the well-known On Our Own Land. Its premiere screening on 21 November 1948 in the Grand Hotel Union, Ljubljana, was the first time in Slovenia that the image on the big screen was accompanied by Marjan Kozina’s score coming from the speakers. Technically, much has changed since, and Slovenian cinema has made a journey spanning more than 70 years. One can be critical or lenient, one can try to assess it or compare it with developments in film music in Europe or worldwide. The event will look into the history of film music, examine major changes, and try to see its future trends, especially in light of the growing music (and film music) industry.

A lecture by Mitja Reichenberg, a composer and writer on film.