Sounds of the Future
Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, Music
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780786456505 | |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | March 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780786456505 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | March 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway’s relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual composers as Richard Strauss (2001: A Space Odyssey) and Bernard Herrmann (The Day the Earth Stood Still).
Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway’s relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual composers as Richard Strauss (2001: A Space Odyssey) and Bernard Herrmann (The Day the Earth Stood Still).
