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Contemporary Musical Film

By K.J. Donnelly , Beth Carroll (eds)

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
1474413129, 9781474413121
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4005651 bytes)
Series
Music and the Moving Image
Pages
203\203
Time added
2018-12-27 20:07:43

Description

Since the turn of the millennium, films such as Chicago (2002) and Phantom of the Opera (2004) have reinvigorated the popularity of the screen musical. This edited collection, bringing together a number of international scholars, looks closely at the range and scope of contemporary film musicals, from stage adaptations like Mamma Mia! (2008) and Les Miserables (2012), to less conventional works that elide the genre, like Team America: World Police (2004) and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill (2003/04). Looking at the varying aesthetic function of soundtrack and lyric in films like Disney's wildly popular Frozen (2013) and the Fast and the Furious franchise, or the self-reflexive commentary of the 'post-millennial rock musical', this wide-ranging collection breaks new ground in its study of this multifaceted genre.

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