Cinema and opera have become intertwined in a variety of powerful and unusual ways. This book tells the story of this intersection, interprets how it occurred, and explores what happens when opera is projected onto the medium of film.
"This book explores music soundtracks for films and demonstrates that film has helped shape modern culture by changing the culture of memory. It shows that this change rests in no small measure on the mnemonic powers of music"--
"This book explores music soundtracks for films and demonstrates that film has helped shape modern culture by changing the culture of memory. It shows that this change rests in no small measure on the mnemonic powers of music"--.
Arcana
Indian sound cultures, Indian sound citizenship
"From the cinema to the recording studio to public festival grounds, the range and sonic richness of Indian cultures can be heard across the subcontinent. Sound articulates communal difference and embodies specific identities for multiple publics. This diversity of sounds has be…
This text tackles the diverse styles and multiple histories of popular musics in India. Fourteen of the world's leading scholars on Indian popular music have contributed chapters on a range of topics from the classic songs of Bollywood to Indian rock music, summarized by a refle…
