Sounds of the Future: Essays on Music in Science Fiction Film

by Mathew J. Bartkowiak

Covering titles ranging from Rocketship X-M (1950) to Wall-E (2008), these insightful essays measure the relationship between music and science fiction film from a variety of academic perspectives. Thematic sections survey specific compositions utilized in science fiction movies; Broadway's relationship with the genre; science fiction elements in popular songs; the conveyance of subjectivity and identity through music; and such individual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786444800
• ISBN13: 9780786444809
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher