The spectre of sound : music in film and television / K.J. Donnelly.

Author/creator Donnelly, K. J.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : BFI, 2005.
Description192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Motion picture music--History and criticism.
Television music--History and criticism.

Contents Overview: 'Birdie sings, music sings' -- The demon of film music -- The anti-matter of film music: The Shining -- The accented voice: ethnic signposts of English, Irish and American film music -- Demonic possession: horror film music -- Music on television 1: music for television drama -- Music on television 2: pop music's colonisation of television -- Soundtracks without films -- Loose ends and last words.
Abstract This book is a major new study--dealing with notions of film music as a device that desires to control its audience, using a most powerful thing: emotion. The author emphasises the manipulative and ephemeral character of film music dealing not only with traditional orchestral film music, but also looks at film music's colonisation of television, and discusses pop music in relation to films, and the historical dimensions to ability to possess audiences that have so many important cultural and aesthetic effects. It challenges the dominant but limited conception of film music as restricted to film by looking at its use in television and influence in the world of pop music and the traditional restriction of analysis to 'valued' film music, either from 'name' composers' or from the 'golden era' of Classical Hollywood. Focusing on areas as diverse as horror, pop music in film, ethnic signposting, television drama and the soundtrack without a film- this is an original study which expands the range of writing on the subject.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 178-186) and index.
ISBN1844570258 (hbk.)
ISBN1844570266 (pbk.)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML2075 .D66 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold