Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry

Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry examines the hybrid nature of Gondry's work, his process of collaboration, how he uses sound and music to create a highly stylized reinforcement of often-elusive subjects such as psychology, dreams, and the fraught relationship between humans and the environment.

List of contents

1 The Heart and the Brain
2 Superchannels and Other Sound Strategies
3 Dreaming up "The Concert I Always Wanted to Go To": Mosaics in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
4 Music Video and Advertising
5 Muse-en-scène: Jon Brion Hears the Hidden City in Mia Doi Todd’s "Open Your Heart"
6 Original Music, Pre-existing Music, and Palettes
7 The Time-Play of Playlists and Original Score in Be Kind, Rewind and Mood Indigo

About the author

Kate McQuiston is Professor of Music at the University of Hawai'i, Mānoa.

Summary

Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry examines the hybrid nature of Gondry’s work, his process of collaboration, how he uses sound and music to create a highly stylized reinforcement of often-elusive subjects such as psychology, dreams, and the fraught relationship between humans and the environment.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Mcquiston, McQuiston Kate
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780367631024
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63102-4
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Filmmakers and Their Soundtracks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, Theory of music & musicology, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Music reviews & criticism, Music reviews and criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Theory of music and musicology