Film's Musical Moments

The scope of this collection is indicative of the breadth and diversity of music's role in cinema, as is its emphasis on musical contributions to 'non-musical' films. By bringing together chapters that are concerned both with the relationship between performance, music and film and the specificity of national, historical, social, and cultural contexts, Film's Musical Moments will be of equal importance to students of film studies, cultural studies and music. The book is organised into four sections: Music, Film, Culture focuses on cinema representations of music forms; Stars, Performance and Reception explores stars, fan cultures and intertextuality; The Post-Classical Hollywood Musical considers the importance of popular music to contemporary cinema; and Beyond Hollywood looks to specific national contexts. Chapters include jazz and animation, the Country and Western biopic, cult musicals and fandom, the importance of the soundtrack movie, and musicals from the former East Germany.

The strength of Film's Musical Moments is unltimately based on the strength of the individual contributions. Yet this is something more than a collection of articles about music in film. -- Guy Barefoot, University of Leicester Journal of British Cinema and Television The strength of Film's Musical Moments is unltimately based on the strength of the individual contributions. Yet this is something more than a collection of articles about music in film.

Ian Conrich is Fellow at the University of Essex in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre; Founding Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birckbeck, Univeristy of London Estella Tincknell is Associate Head of the School of Cultural Studies at the University of the West of England.