Theories of the Soundtrack

by James Buhler

A theory of the soundtrack is concerned with what belongs to the soundtrack, how a soundtrack is effectively organized, how its status in a multimedia object affects the nature of the object, the tools available for its analysis, and the interpretive regime that the theory mandates for determining the meaning, sense, and structure that sound and music bring to film and other audiovisual media. Beyond that, a theory may also delineate the range of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199371083
• ISBN13: 9780199371082
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"