Jim Jarmusch : music, words and noise / Sara Piazza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piazza, Sara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Sound in motion pictures.

Jarmusch, Jim, 1953---Criticism and interpretation.

Jarmusch, Jim.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Summary:

Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise is the first book to examine the films of Jim Jarmusch from a sound-oriented perspective. The three essential acoustic elements that structure a film- music, words and noise-propel this book's fascinating journey through his work. Exploring the director's extensive back catalogue, including Stranger Than Paradise, Down By Law, Dead Man, and Only Lovers Left Alive, Sara Piazza's unique reading reveals how Jarmusch created a form of "sound democracy" in film, in which all acoustic layers are capable of infiltrating each other and in which sound is not subordinate to the visual. In his cultural melting pot, hierarchies are irrelevant: Schubert and Japanese noise-bands, Marlowe and Betty Boop, can coexist easily side-by-side. Developing the innovative idea of a "silent-sound film, " Piazza identifies prefiguring elements from pre-sound-era film in Jarmusch's work.Highlighting the importance of Jarmusch's treatment of sound, Piazza investigates how the director's distinctive reputation consolidated itself over the course of a thirty-year career. Based in New York, Jarmusch was able to develop a fiercely personal vision far from the commercial pressures of Hollywood. The book uses wide-ranging examples from music, film, literature, and visual art, and features interviews with many prominent figures, including Ennio Morricone, Luc Sante, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie, and Jarmusch himself.An innovative account of a much-admired body of work, Jim Jarmusch will appeal not only to the many fans of the director but all those interested in the connections between sound and film.Visit the author's page for this book:   http://jimjarmusch-musicwordsandnoise.com

Contents:

Cover; Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; Music; Voices: Amos Poe; 1. Flashback: New York Stories ; Voices: Phil Kline; 2. Jarmusch, the Musician; Voices: John Lurie; 3. John Lurie, Gamelan and Minimal Music; Voices: Marc Ribot; 4. Memphis Hip Hop, Mestizos and Samurai; Words; Voices: Masatoshi Nagase; 5. The Battle Against Verbocentrism; Voices: Roberto Benigni; 6. The Melting Pot of Words, the Way of Cultural Relativism; Voices: Luc Sante; 7. Jarmusch, the Poet; Noise; Voices: Eszter Balint; 8. Communicating at all Cost: Intelligent Noise

Voices: Taylor Mead9. Silence; Voices: Ennio Morricone; Voices: Jim Jarmusch; References; Profiles of Interviewees; Musical Filmography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 22, 2016).

ISBN:

9781306459594

1306459591

9781780234694

1780234694

OCLC:

922922147