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Hearing Death at the Movies - by Alex Ludwig (Hardcover)

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  • The Dies Irae is a melody that composers of film music have employed in hundreds of films, ranging from Metropolis to The Shining, and Star Wars.
  • About the Author: Alex Ludwig is Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • 239 Pages
  • Music, Genres & Styles

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The Dies Irae is a melody that composers of film music have employed in hundreds of films, ranging from Metropolis to The Shining, and Star Wars. It is a product of more than 800 years of musical transformation, finding purchase in a variety of musical environments, including the church, the concert hall, and the cinema. Based on a corpus of nearly 300 films, Hearing Death At the Movies models two new ways of thinking about the Dies Irae. First, it identifies three different versions of the melody, each of which signifies a different function of film music. Second, it traces the semantic shift of the Dies Irae from its religious roots to its secular perception as a symbol of death. This study of the most widely-used theme in film music history will change how you listen to movies.



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The Dies Irae is a melody that composers of film music have employed in hundreds of films, ranging from Metropolis to The Shining, and Star Wars. It is a product of more than 800 years of musical transformation, finding purchase in a variety of musical environments, including the church, the concert hall, and the cinema. Based on a corpus of nearly 300 films, Hearing Death At the Movies models two new ways of thinking about the Dies Irae. First, it identifies three different versions of the melody, each of which signifies a different function of film music. Second, it traces the semantic shift of the Dies Irae from its religious roots to its secular perception as a symbol of death. This study of the most widely-used theme in film music history will change how you listen to movies.

Alex Ludwig is Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.



About the Author



Alex Ludwig is Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.0 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 239
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Genres & Styles
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Theme: Classical
Format: Hardcover
Author: Alex Ludwig
Language: English
Street Date: May 1, 2025
TCIN: 1004579493
UPC: 9783031787942
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-1489
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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