Details

Subject(s)

• Motion picture music—History and criticism [Browse]

Author

• Goldmark, Daniel [Browse]

Editor

• Kramer, Lawrence, 1946- [Browse]
• Leppert, Richard D. [Browse]

Series

• Ahmanson Foundation book in the humanities [More in this series]
• Ahmanson Foundation Book in the Humanities

Summary note

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.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-309), filmography (pages 311-316) , and index.

Source of description

Print version record.

ISBN

• 9780520940550 ((electronic bk.))
• 0520940555 ((electronic bk.))
• 0520250699 ((hbk.))
• 0520250702 ((pbk.))
• 9780520250697 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 9780520250703 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))

OCLC

794663683

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