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Volume 2, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1751-4193
  • E-ISSN: 1751-4207

Abstract

The use of music in films has become almost ubiquitous in both drama and documentary. Music is used regularly in cinema, broadcasting and more recently, in interactive media. Yet audiences often criticise makers for its overuse, especially in actuality television. The problem is not merely concerned with the volume and placement of music, but of the internal nature and structure of the musical material itself. This article contextualises the history of western music in a way which may be able to help inform film-makers and broadcasters about how music might be used more advantageously to accompany moving pictures.

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2009-08-01
2024-11-11
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  • Article Type: Article
Keyword(s): audiences; broadcasters; classical period; documentary; drama; film; music; Wagner
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