Beyond the Soundtrack

Representing Music in Cinema

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Edited by Daniel Goldmark, Lawrence Kramer and Richard Leppert

Type

Studies

Subject

Technique > Music

Keywords

music, attraction, history of cinema

Publishing date

2007

Publisher

University of California Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 333 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-520-25070-3

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Book Presentation:
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.

About the authors:
Daniel Goldmark is Assistant Professor of Music History at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon.

Lawrence Kramer is Professor of English and Music at Fordham University and editor of 19th Century Music. His many books include Opera and Modern Culture, Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History, and Why Classical Music Still Matters.

Richard Leppert is Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. His many books include Theodor W. Adorno: Essays on Music, and The Sight of Sound: Music, Representation, and the History of the Body.

Press Reviews:
"Interesting and substantive"— Journal Of The American Musicological Society/ Jams"A groundbreaking source of knowledge for anyone interested in understanding, or playing a role, in the ongoing collaboration between audio and visual arts."— Skyscraper Magazine

"Both the editors and contributors to this volume have rightfully taken film music scholarship beyond the soundtrack."— Notes

"Recommended."— Choice

"Vivid."— Modernism/Modernity

"Put briefly, this is a superb collection of essays. They are lucidly and eloquently written, and make their points with wit and clarity. They are full of perceptive, highly stimulating, and occasionally provocative illustrations of how practice connects to theory (and vice versa) without getting bogged down in academic language. The contributors include a combination of exceptionally admired film music scholars, and of musicologists renowned for their keen insights into the cultural contexts of music production and reception. This book is an excellent resource and compelling read."—Derek B. Scott, author of From the Erotic to the Demonic: On Critical Musicology

See the publisher website: University of California Press