商品簡介
Mera and Burnand (music technology and Centre for the Study of Composition for Screen, Royal College, of Music, UK) bring together 12 essays on European film music, which has not been studied widely in favor of Hollywood films. Older and newer forms (from the 1920s to the present) are included, in addition to diverse styles in overviews and case studies. Music and film scholars from the UK, US, and Germany examine film music in Germany around World War II, Italian neo-realism, in contemporary Spain and Ireland, the Ealing Comedies, representations of classical music performance and European identity, and French heritage films. Also discussed are the music of Popol Vuh, films by Werner Herzog and Theo Angelopoulos, and close readings of Three Colours: Red, Beau Travail, and This Filthy Earth. The book is intended for scholars of film studies, popular music studies, musicology, media studies, and cultural theory. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Miguel Mera is Lecturer in the Centre for the Study of Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, UK. David Burnand is Head of Music Technology and Head of the Centre for the Study of Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, UK.
