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Author Halfyard, Janet K., 1966- author.

Title Sounds of fear and wonder : music in cult TV / Janet K. Halfyard
Published London : I.B. Tauris, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 215 pages) : illustrations, music
Series Investigating cult TV series
Investigating cult TV.
Contents 1. Music and its Means of Production: Film versus TV -- 2. Early Cult Television Scoring Strategies -- 3. Intros and Outros: the Changing Nature of Opening Titles and End Credits in Cult TV -- 4. Listening to Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- 5. Scoring Television Vampires -- 6. The Bells of Hell go Tingalingaling: Diabolical Genre Games in Supernatural TV -- 7. Music, Fantasy and Subjectivity in ̀€Real World' Dramas -- 8. The Rest is Noise: Music and Sound in Hannibal
Summary "Characters and plot developments, similarly, are enhanced by their musical accompaniment. The different scoring strategies employed in supernatural and horror-based genres, comprising for example True Blood and Supernatural, are considered alongside cult shows set in our reality, such as Dexter, The Sopranos and 24. These discussions are complimented by in-depth case studies of musical approaches in two high-profile series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Hannibal. Written from a musicological standpoint but fully accessible to non-musicologists, the book significantly advances television and music studies."--Provided by publisher
"How does music enrich and define cult television series? This book analyzes theme tunes and scoring on television to reveal how composers construct a series' identity using musical idioms and instruments. Characters and plot developments, similarly, are enhanced by their musical accompaniment. The different scoring strategies employed in science fiction and horror-based genres, comprising for example Star Trek or Dr. Who, are considered alongside cult shows set in our reality, such as Dexter, The Sopranos and Queer as Folk. These discussions are complimented by in-depth case studies of musical approaches in three high-profile series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica and Lost. Written from a musicological standpoint but fully accessible to non-musicologists, the book significantly advances television and music studies."--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 7, 2017)
SUBJECT Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98054504
Hannibal (Television program : 2013-2015) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017112946
Lost (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005090588
Hannibal (Television program : 2013-2015) fast
Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program) fast
Lost (Television program) fast
Subject Television music.
Television and music.
Battlestar Galactica television programs.
MUSIC -- Instruction & Study -- Theory.
Battlestar Galactica television programs
Television and music
Television music
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780857727367
0857727362
9780857729408
0857729403
Other Titles Music in cult TV