The singing voice in contemporary cinema

Diane Hughes, Mark Evans

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    Abstract

    This contextual analysis of singing traditions in film situates singing and its expressive capabilities in ways that inform the development of a taxonomy of cinematic singing. This taxonomy is complemented with an overview of the volume’s contributions that respectively encompass vocality, cultural considerations, industry signifiers and character/agency revelation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe singing voice in contemporary cinema
    EditorsDiane Hughes, Mark Evans
    Place of PublicationSouth Yorkshire
    PublisherEquinox Publishing
    Chapter1
    Pages1-19
    Number of pages19
    ISBN (Electronic)9781781797389
    ISBN (Print)9781781794456, 9781781791127
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Keywords

    • singing
    • music
    • song
    • film

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