Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film: Reflexive Fictions

By Timothy B Cochran

Book Overview

Examining a wide range of movies from the last thirty-five years, Timothy Cochran traces two recurring assumptions implied by self-conscious music-making in recent cinema: that music is a potent means of expressing sincerity and experiencing humanistic depth, and that music can provide varied forms of transcendence and psychological escape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032044306
• ISBN13: 9781032044309
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"