Musical Sincerity and Transcendence in Film: Reflexive Fictions

Examining a wide range of movies from the last thirty-five years, Timothy Cochran traces two recurring assumptions implied by self-conscious music-making in recent cinema: that music is a potent means of expressing sincerity and experiencing humanistic depth, and that music can provide varied forms of transcendence and psychological escape.

Author: Timothy B. Cochran
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/31/2023
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9781032044309

About the Author

Timothy Cochran is Associate Professor of Music History at Eastern Connecticut State University. His articles on Olivier Messiaen and Claude Debussy have appeared in The Journal of Musicology, Theoria, 19th-Century Music, and Twentieth-Century Music. His additional research interests include composer Bernard Herrmann and music in Indiewood.