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Hymns for the Fallen: Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam
Todd Decker
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Description for Hymns for the Fallen: Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam
Paperback. Shows how the domain of sound, a rich and culturally resonant aspect of the cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience's engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. This book explores all three elements of film sound-dialogue, sound effects, music. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 music ex, 4 b/w, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFA; AVC; AVGG; AVX; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; TTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
In Hymns for the Fallen, Todd Decker listens closely to forty years of Hollywood combat films produced after Vietnam. Ever a noisy genre, post-Vietnam war films have deployed music and sound to place the audience in the midst of battle and to provoke reflection on the experience of combat. Considering landmark movies-such as Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down, The Hurt Locker, and American Sniper-as well as lesser-known films, Decker shows how the domain of sound, an experientially rich and culturally resonant aspect of cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also ... Read more
In Hymns for the Fallen, Todd Decker listens closely to forty years of Hollywood combat films produced after Vietnam. Ever a noisy genre, post-Vietnam war films have deployed music and sound to place the audience in the midst of battle and to provoke reflection on the experience of combat. Considering landmark movies-such as Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down, The Hurt Locker, and American Sniper-as well as lesser-known films, Decker shows how the domain of sound, an experientially rich and culturally resonant aspect of cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
466g
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520282339
SKU
V9780520282339
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About Todd Decker
Todd Decker is Professor of Music at Washington University in St. Louis. The author of four books on American commercial music and media, he has lectured at the Library of Congress, London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and LabEx Arts-H2H in Paris.
Reviews for Hymns for the Fallen: Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam
The measure of any study, regardless of the field, is its ability to provide new insights and approaches to critical analysis and thus facilitate greater understanding. Such new approaches are particularly important for the mechanisms of cinematic genre because of genre's dynamic tendency to reflect a given period's cultural attitudes. Decker's monograph accomplishes all of this. It is a welcome ... Read more