This website will examine the history and application of the leitmotif as a scoring method in American narrative sound film, from its origin in Romantic era operas, specifically those of Richard Wagner, in comparison to techniques used in the genre of motion pictures.



Kellie Evans Rao - Webmaster
Mezzo Soprano
Music Director - St. Rita Catholic Church, Holly MI
Music Instructor
Master's of Music in Choral Conducting, Oakland University