Music of Fantasy Cinema
- Editor: Halfyard, Janet K.
Most of the topics within this volume are not those typically used in film music textbooks or broader-based publications,and this is perhaps its greatest strength... If one is interested in... — More…
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Contents
- Contents Introduction: Finding Fantasy Janet K. Halfyard
- 1. Fantasy and the Exotic Other: The Films of Ray Harryhausen Mark Brill, University of Texas, San Antonio
- 2. Numinous Ambience: Spirituality, Dreamtimes and Fantastic Aboriginality Philip Hayward, Southern Cross University, Australia
- 3. Who Wants to Live Forever: Glam Rock, Queen and Fantasy Film J. Drew Stephen, University of Texas, San Antonio
- 4. Fantasy Meets Electronica: Legend and the Music of Tangerine Dream Lee Barron, Northumbria University
- 5. Entering the Labyrinth: How Henson and Bowie Created a Musical Fantasy Liz Giuffre, Macquarie University
- 6. Superman as Mythic Narrative: Music, Romanticism and the 'Oneiric Climate' Ben Winters, Christ Church, University of Oxford
- 7. Music and Fantasy Types in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands Alexander G. Binns, University of Hull
- 8. The Tritone Within: Interpreting Harmony in Elliot Goldenthal's Score for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Scott Murphy, University of Kansas
- 9. Scoring Fantasy Girls: Music and Female Agency in Indiana Jones and The Mummy films Janet K. Halfyard and Victoria Hancock
- 10. Creating Magic with Music: The Changing Dramatic Relationship between Music and Magic in Harry Potter Films. Jamie L. Webster
- 11. Superconductors: Music, fantasy and science in The Sorcerer's Apprentice Janet K. Halfyard