Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138915823 ISBN 13: 9781138915824

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

As both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both established and emerging film music scholars, the ten essays in Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle provide a cross-section of contemporary scholarship on the subject. They explore diverse topics, including the function of music in epic narratives, the socio-political implications of cinematic music, and the use of pre-existing music in epic films. Intended for students and scholars in film music, film appreciation, and media studies, the wide range of topics and the diversity of the films that the authors discuss make Music in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle an ideal introduction to the field of music in epic film.

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About the Author

Stephen C. Meyer is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of Cincinnati.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138915823
• ISBN 13: 9781138915824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 258
• Editor: Meyer Stephen, Lerner Neil