Music in science fiction television

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MUSIC/FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
The music for science fiction television programs, like the music for science fiction films, is often highly distinctive, introducing cutting-edge electronic music and soundscapes. There is a highly particular role for sound and music in science fiction, because it regularly has to expand the vistas and imagination of the shows and plays a crucial role in setting up the time and place. Notable for its adoption of electronic instruments and integration of music and effects, science fiction programs explore sonic capabilities offered through the evolution of sound technology and design, which has allowed for the precise control and creation of unique and otherworldly sounds.
Music in Science Fiction Television analyzes the style and context of music and sound design in science fiction television. It provides a wide range of in-depth analyses of seminal live-action series such as Doctor Wtio, The Twilight Zone, and Lost, as well as animated series, such... Tovább

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MUSIC/FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES
The music for science fiction television programs, like the music for science fiction films, is often highly distinctive, introducing cutting-edge electronic music and soundscapes. There is a highly particular role for sound and music in science fiction, because it regularly has to expand the vistas and imagination of the shows and plays a crucial role in setting up the time and place. Notable for its adoption of electronic instruments and integration of music and effects, science fiction programs explore sonic capabilities offered through the evolution of sound technology and design, which has allowed for the precise control and creation of unique and otherworldly sounds.
Music in Science Fiction Television analyzes the style and context of music and sound design in science fiction television. It provides a wide range of in-depth analyses of seminal live-action series such as Doctor Wtio, The Twilight Zone, and Lost, as well as animated series, such as The Jetsons. With thirteen essays from prominent contributors in the field of music and screen media, Music in Science Fiction Television will appeal to students of music and media, as well as fans of science fiction television.
Contributors
David Butler Rebecca Coyle K. J. Donnelly Jon Fitzgerald Philip Hayward Guido Heldt Derek Johnston Neil Lerner Alex Mesker Louis Niebur Ron Rodman Lisa Schmidt Isabella van Elferen James Wierzbicki
K. J. Donnelly is reader and convenor of the Film Studies MA at the University of Southampton. He has written a number of books on screen music and has been a fan of Gerry Anderson's productions since childhood.
Philip Hayward is a researcher at Southern Cross University who has a substantial body of publications on science fiction cinema soundtracks, including the edited anthology Off The Planet (2004).
The Routledge Music and Screen Media Series offers edited collections of original essays on music in particular genres of cinema, television, video games, and new media. These edited essay collections are written fpr an interdisciplinary audience of students and scholars of music and film and media studies.
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