Occult Aesthetics - Synchronization in Sound Film

Occult Aesthetics: Synchronization in Sound Film opens up an often-overlooked aspect of audiovisual culture which is crucial to the medium's powerful illusions. Author Kevin Donnelly contends that a film soundtrack's musical qualities can unlock the occult psychology joining sound and image, an effect both esoteric and easily destroyed.

About the author

K.J. Donnelly is Reader in Film at the University of Southampton. He is author of British Film Music and Film Musicals (2007), The Spectre of Sound (2005) and Pop Music in British Cinema (2001).

Summary

Occult Aesthetics: Synchronization in Sound Film opens up an often-overlooked aspect of audiovisual culture which is crucial to the medium's powerful illusions. Author Kevin Donnelly contends that a film soundtrack's musical qualities can unlock the occult psychology joining sound and image, an effect both esoteric and easily destroyed.

Additional text

Although Donnelly cites examples from dozens of films, his latest book in the long run is about sound-image synchronization of the sort that humans experienceand sometimes puzzle overalmost every day. Fascinating!

Product details

• Authors: K. J. Donnelly, K.J. Donnelly
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2014
• EAN: 9780199773497
• ISBN: 978-0-19-977349-7
• No. of pages: 274
• Series: Oxford Music/Media Series; Oxford Music / Media; Oxford Music/Media
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Film, Kino, Musikwissenschaft und Musiktheorie, Pop Musik, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, Music / Songbooks, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal