Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper

by Stephen Lee Naish

Across his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative, signpost the era in which the films were made, and delineate the characters' place within American culture. This book explores five of Hopper's films to show how this deep engagement with music to build character and setting continued throughout his career, as Hopper used folk, punk, hip-hop, and jazz to shape the worlds of his films in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032737697
• ISBN13: 9781032737690
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"