MUSIC

This essay examined the place of music as a tool for social awareness and societal regeneration.The work adopts the Marxist theory in the qualitative analysis of 15 songs by two popular Nigerian Artists,Falz and Timaya,in a way of depicting the representation of issues in the Nigerian socio- political Scene from 2010 to 2022. The findings reveal that the songs of these artists raise awareness on societal ills like corruption, exploitation, oppression, hypocrisy, and moral decadence in order to bring about resistance and hardwork in the pursuit of social change.The work contributes to knowledge by providing specific insights into how the Artists utilize distinct musical styles and lyrical content to address social issues in Nigeria

Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to examine Nigerian secular songs and lyrics to combat corruption in order to encourage social change and accountability in Nigerian society. These include societal change, inspiring activitism and confronting power structures.

This study is an evaluation of the use of music in Omo Ghetto the Saga, with the specific objectives of examining the forms of music in the film, the dramatic essence of music in the film, the level of conformity to international best practice of music in film, and the interaction between the music and film. Content analysis was a veritable instrument in carrying out the evaluation which was qualitatively carried out in cue- by-cue terms. Findings revealed that the movie featured a hybrid score which composed of elements of both the developmental and leitmotif scores, along with specific themes associated with certain characters and situations. As a sift off from the study, it was concluded that film score can serve as a deciding factor for films that make impact to the viewing audience. Recommendations were that movie production stakeholders should take film score as a premium aspect of movie production by devoting requisite financial, and technological attention to the production process