Jim Jarmusch: Music, Words and Noise is the first book to examine
the films of Jim Jarmusch from a sound-oriented perspective. The
three essential acoustic elements that structure a film - music,
words and noise - propel this book's fascinating journey through
his work. Exploring the director's extensive back catalogue,
including Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down By Law (1986), Dead
Man (1995), and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Sara Piazza's unique
reading reveals how Jarmusch created a form of "sound democracy" in
film, in which all acoustic layers are capable of infiltrating each
other and in which sound is not subordinate to the visual. In his
cultural melting pot, hierarchies are irrelevant: Schubert and
Japanese noise-bands, Marlowe and Betty Boop can co-exist easily
side-by-side. Developing the innovative idea of a Silent-Sound
Film, Piazza identifies prefiguring elements from pre-sound-era
film in Jarmusch's work. Highlighting the importance of Jarmusch's
treatment of sound, Piazza investigates how the director's
distinctive reputation consolidated itself over the course of a
thirty-year career.Based in New York, Jarmusch was able to develop
a fiercely personal vision far from the commercial pressures of
Hollywood. The book uses wide-ranging examples from music, film,
literature and visual art, and features interviews with many
prominent figures including Ennio Morricone, Luc Sante, Roberto
Benigni, John Lurie, and Jarmusch himself.An innovative account of
a much-admired body of work, Jim Jarmusch will appeal not only to
the many fans of the director, but also all those interested in the
connections between sound and film.
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