Music in American combat films : a critical study / Wesley J. O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Wesley J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--United States--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

United States.

War films--United States--History and criticism.

War films.

Physical Description:

v, 190 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"The book explores ways combat film scores interact collaboratively with other film elements (for instance, image and dialogue) to guide audience understanding of theme and character. Examined are classical and current models of film scoring practice and the ways they work to represent changes in film narratives taking place over time or from film to film"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Scoring the classical combat film and conventions of the war film protagonist : the story of G.I. Joe

The Vietnam conflict scored as a conventional war film : John Wayne plays John Wayne in the Green Berets

The ambivalent hero : major heroic malfunction in Full metal jacket

Vietnam redux : scoring the conflicted (post-9/11) hero in We were soldiers

Heroes without a cause : scoring practice and the devolution of combat film heroism in the wake of Vietnam

Re-presenting "the good war"

Comparing classical and current scoring practices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-185) and index.

ISBN:

9780786463435

0786463430

OCLC:

791643093