Nathan Platte, “Making Mary Poppins Musical: Adapting Travers’s Novels into Disney’s Film and Ellington’s Album”

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Music Building Room

4:30 pm

Location: Large Rehearsal Hall

This event is free and open to the public.

Portrait, Nathan Platte, smiling and looking at camera, wearing blue shirt and glasses

Part of the Hollander Musicology Lecture Series.

Nathan Platte is a film music scholar and professor at the University of Iowa, specializing in Hollywood’s studio era and the role of music in storytelling. His research explores film scoring, soundtrack albums, and music’s impact on cinema, with work published in leading academic journals. This event offers students a unique chance to learn how music shapes film narratives and how literature is adapted into sound.

See his full profile on the University of Iowa website.