First published 2016
Stephen C. Meyer brings together ten scholars to examine how music functions in epic cinema. The contributors include both veteran researchers and new voices in film music studies. They analyze how composers create musical narratives for spectacular films. The essays explore music's role in shaping political meaning within epic stories. Authors examine how filmmakers incorporate existing musical works into their epic productions. The collection covers diverse films and approaches to demonstrate music's power in cinema's most ambitious genre. Meyer designed this work for students learning about film music and scholars studying media. The book serves as an entry point into understanding how sound and image combine in epic filmmaking.
Genres: non-fiction, music, film, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: academic
258 pages · Hardcover · Routledge