Film Music

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Critical Approaches
For something we often barely notice, music in films is usually highly effective. It creates tension, elicits emotion and is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of the cinematic experience. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that film music is highly complex and artful, not only having immediate emotional impact but also comprising some of the most outstanding music produced in the twentieth century
Bringing together some of the most influential international scholars on the subject, this anthology provides a detailed, diverse and accessible perspective on music in the cinema. As well as chapters on the techniques of film music and on film music scholarship, the book embraces topics as diverse as Bernard Herrmann's music for Welles's Citizen Kane, the use of discs to accompany silent films and gender and the cinematic soundscape.
Features
• An original collection of work dedicated to film music in the twentieth century
• Charts the... Tovább

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Critical Approaches
For something we often barely notice, music in films is usually highly effective. It creates tension, elicits emotion and is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of the cinematic experience. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that film music is highly complex and artful, not only having immediate emotional impact but also comprising some of the most outstanding music produced in the twentieth century
Bringing together some of the most influential international scholars on the subject, this anthology provides a detailed, diverse and accessible perspective on music in the cinema. As well as chapters on the techniques of film music and on film music scholarship, the book embraces topics as diverse as Bernard Herrmann's music for Welles's Citizen Kane, the use of discs to accompany silent films and gender and the cinematic soundscape.
Features
• An original collection of work dedicated to film music in the twentieth century
• Charts the history of film music
• Provides an introduction to the analytical and interpretive approaches to music and film
• Brings together a wide range of perspectives on music in film from King Kong to the films of Quentin Tarantino
K. J. Donnelly is Lecturer in Film, Television and Radio Studies at Staffordshire University His PhD was on Popular Music and British Cinema and he has published a number of articles on film music. Vissza