Hymns for the Fallen: Combat Movie Music and Sound after Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520282337 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Made in the decades following the Vietnam War, these movies reflect the changing public psyche, with shifting perspectives on soldiers, veterans, sacrifice, catharsis, and memorialization. Given the extent to which popular ideas about war and ethics are formulated through cinematic experiences, this book should be required reading."—J. This is extremely important work, because these hidden structures are subtly shaping contemporary attitudes to war, and to violence more broadly. Martin Daughtry, author of Listening to War: Sound, Music, Trauma, and Survival in Wartime Iraq . From the Inside Flap"In this dynamic study, Todd Decker explores the significance of sound in four historic cycles of Hollywood combat films. What the audience hears is key to evolving narrative and political strategies, and the insightful holistic focus on all soundtrack elements—dialogue, sound, and music—reveals the complex ethical territories and representation
Considering landmark movies—such as Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, Black Hawk Down, The Hurt Locker, and American Sniper—as well as lesser-known films, Decker shows how the domain of sound, an experientially rich and culturally resonant aspect of cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience’s engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. Hymns for the Fallen explores all three elements of film sound—dialogue, sound effects, music—and considers how expressive and formal choices in the sou