1st Edition

Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry

By Kate McQuiston Copyright 2021
130 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

130 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Michel Gondry’s directorial work buzzes with playfulness and invention: in a body of work that includes feature films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep , to music videos, commercials, television episodes, and documentaries, he has experimented with blending animation and live action, complex narrative structures, and philosophical subject matter. Central to... Read more

1 The Heart and the Brain

2 Superchannels and Other Sound Strategies

3 Dreaming up "The Concert I Always Wanted to Go To": Mosaics in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party

4 Music Video and Advertising

5 Muse-en-scène: Jon Brion Hears the Hidden City in Mia Doi Todd’s "Open Your Heart"

6 Original Music, Pre-existing Music, and Palettes

7 The Time-Play of Playlists and Original Score in Be Kind, Rewind and Mood Indigo

Biography

Kate McQuiston is Professor of Music at the University of Hawai'i, Mānoa.