Changing Tunes: The Use of Pre-existing Music in Film

Changing Tunes: The Use of Pre-existing Music in Film
ISBN-10
0754651371
ISBN-13
9780754651376
Category
Music
Pages
236
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Authors
Phil Powrie, Robynn Jeananne Stilwell

Description

The study of pre-existing film music is a well-established part of Film Studies, covering 'classical' music and popular music. Generally, these broad musical types are studied in isolation. This anthology brings them together in twelve focused case studies. The first section explores art music; it revolves around the debate on the relation between the aural and visual tracks, and whether pre-existing music has an integrative function or not. The second section is devoted to popular music in film, and shows how very similar the functions of popular music in film are to the supposedly more 'elite' classical music and opera.

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