Popular Film Music and Masculinity in Action: A Different Tune

by Amanda Howell

Book Overview

Amanda Howell offers a new perspective on the contemporary pop score as the means by which masculinities not seen--or heard--before become a part of post-World War II American cinema. Popular Film Music and Masculinity in Action addresses itself to an eclectic mix of film, from Elvis and Travolta star vehicles to Bruckheimer-produced blockbuster action, including the work of musically-innovative directors, Melvin Van Peebles, Martin Scorsese,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367866560
• ISBN13: 9780367866563
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.1"