"The Film Composer as Rhetor," unpublished graduate seminar paper, State University of New York, Brockport, 1976.

When looking at the rhetoric of film, the director is the chief rhetor--the person in charge of the film as a rhetorical artifact of culture. Yet, film actually involves a committee of rhetors with each member contributing expertise in shaping the film. The film composer--the person responsible for shaping auditor's feelings towards and perceptions of the visual elements of the film through the use of music--is a very important committee member.