Hearing death at the movies: film music and the long history of the dies irae
Auteur :
Ludwig, Alex
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031787942
Date de publication :
1 mai 2025
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The Dies Irae is a melody that composers of film music have employed in hundreds of films, ranging from Metropolis to The Shining, and Star Wars. Based on a corpus of nearly 300 films, Hearing Death At the Movies models two new ways of thinking about the Dies Irae.