"Bringing concepts from early film theory into dialogue with the vibrant field of contemporary sound studies, Wild Sound analyzes the role of the soundscape in cinema, particularly the way that film soundtracks capture, create, represent, and even critique our sonic environment. Listening beyond music and dialogue, this book draws attention to the oft-ignored background soundscape-film's "wild sound"-which plays a quiet but substantial role in determining how film audiences feel about places, people, and processes. It ...
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"Bringing concepts from early film theory into dialogue with the vibrant field of contemporary sound studies, Wild Sound analyzes the role of the soundscape in cinema, particularly the way that film soundtracks capture, create, represent, and even critique our sonic environment. Listening beyond music and dialogue, this book draws attention to the oft-ignored background soundscape-film's "wild sound"-which plays a quiet but substantial role in determining how film audiences feel about places, people, and processes. It explores the relationship between location sound and wider practices of phonographic field recording in the creation of a cinematic sonic environment"-- Provided by publisher.
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