Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 18972017 by John O'Flynn Hardcover Book

Description: Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 18972017 by John O'Flynn Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897-2017 constitutes the first comprehensive study of music for screen productions from or relating to the island. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897–2017 constitutes the first comprehensive study of music for screen productions from or relating to the island. It identifies and interprets tendencies over the first 120 years of a field comprising the relatively distinct yet often overlapping areas of Irish-themed and Irish-produced film. Dividing into three parts, the book first explores accompaniments and scores for 20th-century Irish-themed narrative features that resulted in significant contributions by many Hollywood, British, continental European and, to a lesser extent, Irish composers, along with the input of many orchestras and other musicians. Its second part is framed by a consideration of various cultural, political and economic developments in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 1920s (including the Troubles of 1968–1998). Focusing on scoring and other aspects of soundtrack production for domestic newsreel, documentary film and TV programming, it interprets the substantial output of many Irish composers within this milieu, particularly from the 1960s to the 1990s. Also referring to broader cultural and historical themes, the books third and final part charts approaches to and developments in music and sound design over various waves of Irish cinema, from its relatively late emergence in the 1970s to an exponential growth and increasingly transnational orientation in the early decades of the 21st century. Author Biography John OFlynn is Associate Professor of Music at Dublin City University. He is author of The Irishness of Irish Music (2009) and co-editor of several books, including Music and Identity in Ireland and Beyond (2014) and Made in Ireland: Studies in Popular Music (2020). Table of Contents Introduction: Music, the moving image, and IrelandConceiving the fieldA national cinema?Aims and methods Representing IrelandMusical tropes and their alternatives: a book of three partsMusical and ideological readingsPart 1: Irish Themes on Screen and in SoundChapter 1: The first half-century: From silent newsreel to narrative sound film The beginnings of Irish cinemaEarly Irish-themed sound filmMax Steiner and Irish-themed filmBritish and Irish film: the mid-to-late 1930sIrish-themed British film music: William AlwynThe luck of the Irish?Chapter 2: Harping on? The 1950s to the 1990sThe early to mid-1950sIrish-produced and Irish-themedFighters, writers and leprechaunsDifferent directions in the 1970sRe-working sonic Irishness Chapter 3: Literature-to-film adaptations and musicOCasey and SyngeJoyce, music and filmNew generations of writersElmer Bernstein and adapted Irish screenplaysEnd-of-century adaptationsPart 2: Perception and Production from Within Chapter 4: Sounding nation and culture on screenEarly perspectives on the independence struggleAnthropology and ideology Nation buildingTourism, heritage and the natural world CommemorationDocumenting tradition in a modern ageChapter 5: Soundtracks to Irelands troubles: dramas and documentariesThe long 19th century on TV The Northern Ireland Troubles in documentary film The mid-1990s: A new aesthetic for Troubles documentaries? Critical perspectives on the Republic: the 1960s Continuing themes of unemployment, emigration and diasporaAbuse, abjection and marginalization Millennial perspectives on Irish history Chapter 6: Irish Composers and 20th-century film and TVMid-20th century composersCombining tradition and modernity?Experimental scoring: Brian BoydellComposing for TV: A.J. PotterFrom newsreel to feature film: Gerard VictoryThe late 20th century: Seóirse Bodley, John Buckley and Roger DoylePart 3: Cinematic and Musical DevelopmentsChapter 7: Soundtracks for an emerging Irish cinema: Margins, borders, troublesOn the margins: first wave Irish cinemaEarly narrative features on the TroublesTroubles films go mainstream South of the border: past troublesChapter 8: A plurality of genresDocumenting music on screenTraditional and folk soundtracksTraditional music and orchestral scores: Mícheál Ó SÚilleabháin, Bill Whelan and Shaun DaveyFrom stage to soundtrack: music hall, dance bands and jazzPopular music: composition and compilationThe Irish music-film Chapter 9: 21st-century themesSoundtracks, places, spaces Crime drama Past traumas Looking back at the Troubles OutsidersBeyond Ireland Conclusion: Retrospectives and recent developmentsMusic, the moving image and Ireland: the first 120 years 21st-century documentary featuresRetrospectives and (re)-composition Developments in screen music production Glossary of Musical TermsSelected Filmography Bibliography Review "Overall, I highly recommend Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897–2017 as a seminal book that demonstrates the evolution of music in Irish-themed and Irish-produced films over the last 120 years." - Lauren Alex OHagan, Örebro University Details ISBN1138561770 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Ashgate Screen Music Series Year 2021 ISBN-10 1138561770 ISBN-13 9781138561779 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-12-31 UK Release Date 2021-12-31 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-12-31 NZ Release Date 2021-12-31 Pages 306 Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white; 27 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white; 34 Illustrations, black and white Author John OFlynn Alternative 9781032191355 DEWEY 781.54209415 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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