Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. Part 7. Communal Singing of Popular Music. “Song lyrics threaten to offset the aesthetic balance between music and narrative cinematic representation. The common solution taken by the standard feature film is not to declare songs off limits – for they can give pleasure … Continue reading Distant Voices, Still Lives (Part 4) – Communal Singing and Domestic Abuse.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Use of Music and Sound In British Working Class Film (Part 4).
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. The Metaphorical Use of Diegetic Sound and Music. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner has several different uses of sound; two of which aren’t musical. The title perhaps gives a hint that the sound of running feet on a hard ground … Continue reading The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – Use of Music and Sound In British Working Class Film (Part 4).
The Problematic Reception of Derek Jarman’s Blue – Part 3 (Cinematic Screenings).
Part 1 Part 2 Blue’s cinematic screening – Readings, Reception and Contradictions. “Whilst homosexuals die, many heterosexuals reach for the remote control and simply turn up the volume. Does it come in stereo?” (Jarman, 1993, p.138) The screening of Blue in cinemas during its 1993 release date is its most typical form though screenings were … Continue reading The Problematic Reception of Derek Jarman’s Blue – Part 3 (Cinematic Screenings).
The Shining – Legacy of Balance In Horror Film Scores.
While writing about a perceived pivoting moment in horror film scores for a research essay last year, I briefly mentioned towards the end of what I termed “a legacy of balance” within horror film music and film scores. With the word limitations on that essay meaning that the point was only vaguely surmised with a … Continue reading The Shining – Legacy of Balance In Horror Film Scores.
Berberian Sound Studio – Part 2 (The Sound of the Giallo and Narrative Sounds)
Part 1. The Sound of the Giallo There are certain facts about the Giallo sub-genre that critics enjoy repeating over and over again. It seems unlikely that viewers approaching Berberian will not know at least something basic about the genre yet it is still something that takes up such a large chunk of the analysis … Continue reading Berberian Sound Studio – Part 2 (The Sound of the Giallo and Narrative Sounds)
