1st Edition

Reeled In: Pre-existing Music in Narrative Film

By Jonathan Godsall Copyright 2019
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

How and why is pre-existing music used in films? What effects can its use have on films and their audiences? And what lasting impact can appropriation have on the music? Reeled In is a comprehensive exploration of these questions, considering the cinematic quotation of Beethoven symphonies, Beatles songs, and Herrmann scores alike in films ranging from the early sound era to the present day,... Read more

1. Production contexts and considerations 2. Intention and interpretation 3. Functions of musical reference 4. Post-existing music

Biography



Jonathan Godsall is Teaching Fellow in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has also taught music at the University of Cambridge, the University of Bristol, Oxford Brookes University, Keele University, Plymouth University, and City, University of London. He was awarded his PhD from the University of Bristol in 2014, and has published on screen-music topics in journals and edited books, as well as presenting internationally. He is also a drummer and percussionist.