Freak Scenes

American Indie Cinema and Indie Music Cultures

AvJamie Sexton

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

The first academic book to explore indie music and indie music cultures on screenCombines historical, cultural, aesthetic and industry analysis to explore the functions and broader appeal of indie music on filmIncludes analyses of indie punk scenes on filmExamines gender and racial issues within indie music and filmFreak Scenes explores the increased licensing of indie music and representation of indie music cultures within American independent cinema since the 1980s. Indie music has, since the 2000s, become highlighted in some indie films as an attraction, but this book probes how the appeal of indie music stretches back to the late 1970s, when punk music made its impact on filmmaking.Sexton looks at a range of issues where indie music and indie film intersect, including commercial concerns, the growth of niche marketing, the increased employment of popular music in cinema and questions of authenticity, as well as the fraught tensions between commercial and artistic concerns. Case studies include: sonic authorship and indie music, representations of punk and indie scenes on screen, and an exploration of how racial and gender issues inform the representation and reception of indie cultures on film.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:452 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Music and the Moving Image
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474414067

Utforska kategorier

Musikböcker inom Kultur
Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Jamie Sexton is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including British Musical Hauntology (forthcoming, 2023), The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema (co-edited with Ernest Mathijs, 2019), Stranger Than Paradise (2017) and Cult Cinema: An Introduction (co-authored with Ernest Mathijs, 2011).

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With an extensive review and a careful analysis of the indie culture as both a social and anartistic phenomenon, Freak Scenes can certainly function as a comprehensive source for both indie fans and scholars in the field. Sexton skillfully combines the use of theories in cultural studies with effective and lucid arguments, creating a detailed yet accessible survey of indie film and music. Offering a careful selection of case studies, the author draws interesting parallels and analyzes intersections between film and music, shedding light on the surprisingly fundamental and multidimensional role of music in film, not only within the genre in question.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionA Brief History of Indie Music in American Indie FilmSonic Authorship 1: Gregg ArakiSonic Authorship 2: Sofia CoppolaDocumenting Scenes and Performers 1: Punk, Smithereens and SuburbiaDocumenting Scenes and Performers 2: Grunge and Riot GrrrlIndie Music, Film, and Race 1: Medicine for Melancholy and PariahIndie Music, Film, and Race 2: Sorry to Bother YouConclusionNotesBibliography