Film, Music, Memory (Hardcover)

Film has shaped modern society in part by changing its cultures of memory. Film, Music, Memory reveals that this change has rested in no small measure on the mnemonic powers of music. As films were consumed by growing American and European audiences, their soundtracks became an integral part of individual and collective memory. Berthold Hoeckner analyzes three critical processes through which music influenced this new culture of memory: storage, retrieval, and affect. This book shows that films store memory through an archive of cinematic scores. In turn, a few bars from a soundtrack instantly recall the image that accompanied them, and along with it the affective experience of the movie. Hoeckner examines films that reflect directly on memory, whether by featuring an amnesic character, a traumatic event, or a surge of nostalgia. As the history of cinema unfolded, movies even began to recall their own history through quotations, remakes, and stories about how cinema contributed to the soundtrack of people's lives. Ultimately, Film, Music, Memory demonstrates that music has transformed not only what we remember about the cinematic experience, but also how we relate to memory itself.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cinema and Modernity
Release date:	November 2019
Authors:	Berthold Hoeckner
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-64961-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-64961-X
Barcode:	9780226649610

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