Music in Cinema

by Michel Chion

Book Overview

Michel Chion is renowned for his explorations of the significance of frequently overlooked elements of cinema, particularly the role of sound. In this inventive and inviting book, Chion considers how cinema has deployed music. He shows how music and film not only complement but also transform each other.

The first section of the book examines film music in historical perspective, and the second section addresses the theoretical implications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231198892
• ISBN13: 9780231198899
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"