The Sounds of Commerce: Marketing Popular Film Music
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AlbakiReads Editorial How popular music became part of the movie business
How popular music became part of the movie business
Jeff Smith traces the commercial and cultural history of popular music in American film, spanning sheet-music tie-ins, orchestral pop recordings of the 1960s, and soundtrack-era songs designed for wider circulation. Drawing together musicology, film theory, and social history, the book examines the reciprocal relationship between Hollywood and the music industry: how songs promote films, how films help create hits, and why soundtrack success does not always mirror box-office performance. A close analysis of the “Goldfinger” theme grounds the broader discussion in a concrete case, while the larger argument positions popular scores as central tools for establishing mood, character, setting, and perspective on screen.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Film and media students studying soundtrack history
- Music fans interested in the business of film-song cross-promotion
- Readers of popular-culture scholarship on Hollywood and recording industries
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Film music historySoundtrack marketingHollywood and the music industryPopular song in cinemaMusic and screen meaning
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Book Overview The Sounds of Commerce is the first book to present a detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of she...
The Sounds of Commerce is the first book to present a detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960- to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today. Jeff Smith's landmark exploration of film and music cross-promotion investigates the combination of historical, economic, and aesthetic factors that brought about the rise of popular music in the movies.Smith employs a sophisticated yet accessible fusion of musicology, film theory, and social history. In one chapter, a musicological unpacking of the theme song from Goldfinger is used to show how the repeated refrain developed massive cultural appeal, leading to huge singles sales and a ubiquitous tune that most Americans can recognize several decades after the film's release. Other chapters look at how the film and music industries became so heavily intertwined, how soundtrack music progressed from orchestral score to pop song, and how certain soundtracks today become chart successes while their accompanying films generate scant box-office interest.Throughout the text, Smith persuasively argues that the popular film score has been as successful as its classical predecessor at enhancing emotions and moods, cueing characters and settings, and signifying psychological states and points of view. With The Sounds of Commerce, he challenges film music scholarship to recognize the significance of popular music in modern film.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 288 | Language: English | Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIV PR | ISBN: 023110863X
FormatPaperback
Pages288
LanguageEnglish
ISBN023110863X
EAN9780231108638
PublisherCOLUMBIA UNIV PR
Publication Date1998-10-07
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.92 Pounds
Length9.02 Inches
Width6.02 Inches
Height0.64 Inches
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