Theories of the soundtrack / James Buhler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buhler, James, 1964- author.

Series:

Oxford music/media series

Oxford scholarship online

The Oxford music/media series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--History and criticism.

Motion picture music.

Film soundtracks--History and criticism.

Film soundtracks.

Motion picture music--Philosophy and aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This work is concerned with summarizing & critiquing theories of the soundtrack from roughly 1929 until today. A theory of the soundtrack is concerned with what belongs to it, how it is effectively organized, how its status in a multimedia object affects the nature of the object, the tools available for its analysis, & the interpretive regime that the theory mandates for determining the meaning, sense, & structure that sound & music bring to film & other audiovisual media. Beyond that, a theory may also delineate the range of possible uses of sound (& music), classify the types of relations that films have used for image & sound, identify the central problems, & reflect on & describe effective uses of sound in film. This text does not provide an exhaustive historical survey but rather sketches out the range of theoretical approaches that have been applied to the soundtrack over time.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 11, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780199371105

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.