Shared Meanings in the Film Music of Philip Glass - Music, Multimedia and Postminimalism

The book offers one of the first in-depth studies of Philip Glass's music for film, considering The Hours and Dracula, Naqoyqatsi, Notes on a Scandal and Watchmen, while examining re-applications of the music in new cinematic and televisual contexts. The book will appeal to musicologists but also to those working in the fields of film music, cultur

List of contents

Contents: Foreword, Michael Riesman; Introduction; Glass, postminimalism and the media: initial questions and contexts; 'The satisfaction of a drive': postminimal music and the advertising media; Postmodern unfoldings? Narrative, temporality and repetition in postminimal music; 'Notes on a soundtrack': reading Glass's recent film scores; Metamorphic meanings in Glass's intertextual soundtracks; This is (not) a soundtrack: Dracula the movie or music drama?; Existential conflict in Naqoyqatsi, Book of Longing and Watchmen; Conclusions: reviewing concepts and approaches; Bibliography; Electronic resources; Selected discography; Selected filmography; Artworks; Index.

About the author

Tristian Evans is lecturer in Music at Bangor University, UK. He completed BMus, MA and doctoral studies at Bangor between 2002-10, receiving support from the AHRC's doctoral programme.

Summary

The book offers one of the first in-depth studies of Philip Glass's music for film, considering The Hours and Dracula, Naqoyqatsi, Notes on a Scandal and Watchmen, while examining re-applications of the music in new cinematic and televisual contexts. The book will appeal to musicologists but also to those working in the fields of film music, cultur

Product details

• Authors: Tristian Evans
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367598044
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59804-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, 20th Century, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Theory of music & musicology, Music reviews & criticism, Music reviews and criticism, Music: styles and genres, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology