In this Book
- Beyond the Soundtrack: Representing Music in Cinema
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
This groundbreaking collection by the most distinguished musicologists and film scholars in their fields gives long overdue recognition to music as equal to the image in shaping the experience of film. Refuting the familiar idea that music serves as an unnoticed prop for narrative, these essays demonstrate that music is a fully imagined and active power in the worlds of film. Even where films do give it a supporting role—and many do much more—music makes an independent contribution. Drawing on recent advances in musicology and cinema studies, Beyond the Soundtrack interprets the cinematic representation of music with unprecedented richness. The authors cover a broad range of narrative films, from the "silent" era (not so silent) to the present. Once we think beyond the soundtrack, this volume shows, there is no unheard music in cinema.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. iii-iv
- List of Illustrations
- pp. viii-ix
- PART I: MUSICAL MEANING
- 3. Minima Romantica
- pp. 48-65
- PART II: MUSICAL AGENCY
- 9. Auteur Music
- pp. 149-162
- PART III: MUSICAL IDENTITY
- 14. Side by Side: Nino Rota, Music, and Film
- pp. 246-259
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 293-296
- Works Cited
- pp. 297-309
- Index of Films Cited
- pp. 311-316
- Index of Names
- pp. 317-324
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520940550
Related ISBN(s)
9780520250703
MARC Record
OCLC
667012701
Pages
333
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No