{"product_id":"music-in-epic-film-9781138915831","title":"Music in Epic Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both established and emerging film music scholars, the ten essays in \u003ci\u003eMusic in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e provide a cross-section of contemporary scholarship on the subject. They explore diverse topics, including the function of music in epic narratives, the socio-political implications of cinematic music, and the use of pre-existing music in epic films. Intended for students and scholars in film music, film appreciation, and media studies, the wide range of topics and the diversity of the films that the authors discuss make \u003ci\u003eMusic in Epic Film: Listening to Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e an ideal introduction to the field of music in epic film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Epic Genre, Epic Style \u003ci\u003eStephen C. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Marketing and Production\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Branding the Franchise: Music and the (Corporate) Myth of Origin \u003ci\u003eJames Buhler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Manufacturing the Epic Score: Hans Zimmer and the Sounds of Significance \u003ci\u003eFrank Lehman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Narrative and Interpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. \u003ci\u003eTopoi\u003c\/i\u003e and Intertextuality: Narrative Function in Hans Zimmer’s and Lisa Gerrard’s Music to \u003ci\u003eGladiator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoakim Tillman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. The Politics of Authenticity in Miklós Rózsa's Score to \u003ci\u003eEl Cid \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen C. Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Pre-Existing Music and the Epic Style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. From Authenticity to Anachronism: Pre-Existing Music and \"Epic Englishness\" in \u003ci\u003eElizabeth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMaster and Commander \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Records, Repertoire and \u003ci\u003eRollerball\u003c\/i\u003e: Music and the \u003ci\u003eAuteur \u003c\/i\u003eEpic \u003ci\u003eJulie Hubbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Songs and Themes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. \"The epic and intimately human\": Contemplating Tara’s Theme in \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathan Platte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. \"We’re the real countries\": Songs as Private Musical Territories in the Epic Romances \u003ci\u003eCasablanca, Doctor Zhivago\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The English Patient \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTodd Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Genre and the (Anti-)Epic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Inverting the Epic: The Music of Ridley Scott’s \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirsten Yri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. The Western as National Epic: Musical Persona and Narrative Distance in \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJordan Carmalt Stokes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577859871063,"sku":"9781138915831","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138915831.jpg?v=1746096967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/music-in-epic-film-9781138915831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}