Epic Sound: Music in Postwar Hollywood Biblical Films

by Stephen C. Meyer

Lavish musical soundtracks contributed a special grandeur to the new widescreen, stereophonic sound movie experience of postwar biblical epics such as Samson and Delilah, Ben-Hur, and Quo Vadis. In Epic Sound, Stephen C. Meyer shows how music was utilized for various effects, sometimes serving as a vehicle for narrative plot and at times complicating biblical and cinematic interpretation. In this way, the soundscapes of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253014514
• ISBN13: 9780253014511
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher