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Throughout the Cold War, the films produced on both sides of the Iron Curtain were shaped by the ideologies of their respective countries. Music played a key role defining the messages sent by these films. The essays in
Music, Ideology, and Commerce in European Popular Cinema: 1940s to 1980s offer the first extended look at the relationship between music and ideology in commercial and popular European cinema of the Cold War era.
With contributions from an international array of scholars, this volume examines cinematic productions from East and West Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, and the former Yugoslavia. The contributors explore the interactions between music, ideology, and commercial and popular cinema that shaped mass culture during the Cold War. The book provides valuable insights for researchers and graduate students in music, film studies, and cultural studies departments who are studying European cinema or film music.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Ewelina Boczkowska
PART I
Ideology and Music in Genre Cinema
1 Film Music in East and West Germany between 1946 and 1989: A Comparative Study
Wolfgang Thiel
2 Power Chords: The West German
Schlagerfilm of the 1950s and the New World Order
Guido Heldt
3 "Yugoslav Antithesis" and Serbian Film Music
Vesna Miki¿
4
Z Music: the 1970s French Political Thriller
Phil Powrie
PART II
Synergies between Popular Cinema and Media Industries
5 "With-It" and "Far-Out" Music for "Swinging London" Films between 1965 and 1970
K. J. Donnelly
6 The Dark Side of the Boom: Post-Thematic Scoring, Popular Styles, and Urban Space in the Italian
Poliziottesco of the 1970s
Alessandro Bratus
7 Music, Generational Change, and Ideology in Italian Actor-Writer-Director Comedy Films of the 1980s
Alessandro Cecchi
8 Musically Powered "Suspension Points" in France's
Cinéma du LookJames Wierzbicki
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Michael Baumgartner is Professor of Musicology, Cleveland State University.
Ewelina Boczkowska is Assistant Professor of Musicology, University of Memphis.
Zusammenfassung
The essays in Music, Ideology, and Commerce in European Popular Cinema: 1940s to 1980s offer the first extended look at the relationship between music and ideology in commercial and popular European cinema of the Cold War era.
