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Abstract

The aim of this research paper is to study about functions of songs in the first season of six. American musical television series and its creation. These series are Fame, Cop Rock, Hannah Montana, Big Time Rush, Glee, and Smash. The total of 108 episodes were examined, using qualitative content analysis.

Results show that the most obvious function of songs in American musical television series are character songs, followed by narration songs, reprises, cameo songs, and exposition songs, and the pastiche songs are the least used. The creation procedure are:

• Production planning, in which well-known teams were often trusted by the networks and sponsors,


• Preparation in which scripts were usually created from successful patterns such as the Boy-Meets-Girl formula, as well as the Career and Outcast themes main plots,


• Production in which the teams carried out dance and sing rehearsals, recording, lip-syncing, as well as shooting in-studio and on location,


• Program assessment, in which producers conducted rating evaluation as well as launching the sales of singles and albums along with other merchandises and services.

Furthermore, the factors that enhance the popularity of American musical television are casts/ popularity, as well as reinterpretation of songs in various genres and styles. The most popular and frequently-used songs are in ternary from (three-part musical form) or AABA. The plots are usually general occurrences in American society, which reflect the notion of American dream, the cultivation of ideology and utopia, as well as current social problems with postmodernism undertone.