Palgrave handbook of music in comedy cinema

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 23 March, 2025 - 11:39

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Audissino, Emilio,; Wennekes, Emile,

Source:

Palgrave Macmillan,, Cham, Switzerland, p.xxxix, 781 pages : (2023)

Call Number:

ML2075

Other Number:

9783031334214

Keywords:

Comedy films, Comedy films., Comedy in popular culture., fast, Film, Musique de, Films comiques, Films comiques., Histoire et critique., History and criticism., Humor in music., Humour dans la musique., Motion picture music, Motion pictures and music, Motion pictures and music.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index."This handbook tackles the understudied relationship between music and comedy cinema by analysing the nature, perception, and function of music from fresh perspectives. Its approach is not only multidisciplinary, but also interdisciplinary in its close examination of how music and other cinematic devices interact in the creation of comedy. The volume addresses gender representation, national identities, stylistic strategies, and employs inputs from cultural studies, musicology, music theory, psychology, cognitivism, semiotics, formal and stylistic film analysis, and psychoanalysis. It is organised in four sections: general introductions, theoretical investigations, music and comedy within national cinemas, and exemplary case studies of films or authors."--Back cover.