Research Catalog

Title

Sound design is the new score : theory, aesthetics, and erotics of the integrated soundtrack / Danijela Kulezic-Wilson.

Author

Kulezic-Wilson, Danijela

Publication

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

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Details

Description

viii, 170 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"The practice of blurring the line between score and sound design has transformed contemporary film soundscape by challenging not only the long-established hierarchical relationships between dialogue, music, and sound effects, but also the modes of perception shaped by classical soundtrack practices. The methods of this new trend rely on the language of contemporary popular and art music, producing soundtracks in which it is difficult to tell the difference between score and ambient sound, where pieces of electroacoustic music are merged with diegetic sound, sound effects are absorbed into the score or treated as music, and diegetic sound is treated as musique concrète. In Sound Design is the New Score, Kulezic-Wilson explores theoretical, aesthetic, and sensuous dimensions of this new trend, providing a multifaceted portrait of a practice which recognizes the interconnectedness of all soundtrack elements and emphasizes their inherent musicality. The aesthetic concerns of this practice are illuminated through the concept of the aesthetics of reticence which rejects classical narrative and scoring conventions and uses integrated soundtrack strategies to create the space for mystery in art and for individuality in the cinematic experience. The book's emphasis on sensuous and musical aspects of this practice, informed by the feminist discourse on the erotics of art, challenges popular notions about sensory cinema, demonstrating that the sensuousness of film form and its soundscapes is more sophisticated than simply being the result of excessive sensory stimulation facilitated by the use of digital technology or the "intensified" aesthetics it inspires. The discussion is supported by a wide range of case studies from American Independent, Asian, Australian, and European cinemas, including films by Shane Carruth, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Harmony Korine, David Michôd, Gus Van Sant, and Peter Strickland."--

Series Statement

The Oxford music/media series

Uniform Title

Oxford music/media series.

Subjects

• Motion picture music
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Film soundtracks > History and criticism
• Sound design
• Sound in design
• Motion picture music > History and criticism

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-165) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- "The most beautiful area" : soundtrack's liminal spaces -- Scoring with sound, the aesthetics of reticence, and films and Peter Strickland -- Musicalized sound design and the erotics of cinema ; The musicalization of speech and the breakdown of the film soundtrack hierarchy -- Concluding thoughts.

Call Number

JME 20-127

ISBN

• 9780190855321
• 0190855320
• 9780190855314
• 0190855312
• 9780190855338 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780190855345 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780190855352 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2019021204

OCLC

1133661718

Author

Kulezic-Wilson, Danijela, author.

Title

Sound design is the new score : theory, aesthetics, and erotics of the integrated soundtrack / Danijela Kulezic-Wilson.

Publisher

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

The Oxford music/media series

Oxford music/media series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-165) and index.

Research Call Number

JME 20-127