Description:Music in Action Film is the first volume to address the central role of music and sound in action film - arguably the most dominant form of commercial cinema today.Bringing together fifteen essays by established and emerging scholars, the book encompasses both Hollywood blockbusters and international films, from classic works such as The Seven Samurai to contemporary superhero franchises. The contributors consider action both as genre and as a mode of cinematic expression, in chapters on evolving musical conventions; politics, representation, and identity; musical affect and agency; the functional role of music and sound design in action film; and production technologies.Breaking new critical ground yet highly accessible, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of music and film studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Music in Action Film: Sounds Like Action! (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series). To get started finding Music in Action Film: Sounds Like Action! (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Music in Action Film: Sounds Like Action! (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series)
Description: Music in Action Film is the first volume to address the central role of music and sound in action film - arguably the most dominant form of commercial cinema today.Bringing together fifteen essays by established and emerging scholars, the book encompasses both Hollywood blockbusters and international films, from classic works such as The Seven Samurai to contemporary superhero franchises. The contributors consider action both as genre and as a mode of cinematic expression, in chapters on evolving musical conventions; politics, representation, and identity; musical affect and agency; the functional role of music and sound design in action film; and production technologies.Breaking new critical ground yet highly accessible, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of music and film studies.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Music in Action Film: Sounds Like Action! (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series). To get started finding Music in Action Film: Sounds Like Action! (Routledge Music and Screen Media Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.