UID:
almahu_9949707992302882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 79 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9781003465843
,
1003465846
,
9781040031032
,
104003103X
,
9781040031094
,
1040031099
Series Statement:
Filmmakers and their soundtracks
Content:
"In his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative of his work and to signpost the era in which the films were made and the characters' place within American culture. This book explores five of Hopper's films to show how this deep engagement with music to build character and setting continued throughout his career, as Hopper used folk, punk, hip-hop, and jazz to shape the worlds of his films in ways that influenced other filmmakers and foreshadowed the advent of the music video format. In Easy Rider, Hopper was one of the first filmmakers to include popular rock, pop, and folk music on a soundtrack. In his sophomore film The Last Movie, Hopper blended diegetic performances of folk and traditional Peruvian indigenous music to create a textured piece of sound art. In Out of the Blue, Hopper used punk rock as a vibrant shock, but also as a reaction to the failed ethos of the past. In 1988's Colors he incorporated hip-hop and rap music to soundtrack the lives of the gang members who rule the streets of Los Angeles. Finally, in his 1990 film The Hot Spot, Hopper commissioned a hybrid soundtrack of jazz/blues by Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker to accompany his steamy neo-noir. Using case studies of five of Hopper's directorial films, this book aims to uncover the film soundtrack as a vital piece of the narrative, not only in Dennis Hopper's films but in film as a whole. This concise and accessible book offers insights for academic readers in music and film studies, as well as all those interested in Hopper's work"--
Note:
"Routledge Focus."
,
Introduction. Dennis Hopper in Context -- Keeping it Cool : Easy Rides, the Rock Music Compilation Soundtrack and The Slow Death of the Sixties -- Never-ending Daydream : Diegetic Sound, Aural Assaults, and Folk Mosaics in The Last Movie and The American Dreamer -- Kill All Hippies : Punk Rock Rebellion, Elvis Presley, and Generational "Burn Out" in Out of the Blue -- Rebel Without a Pause : Rap and Hip Hop's Gang Affiliation, Popularity and Battle with Authority in Colors -- Blue Notes : Jazz and Blues Music Hybridity, and (Mis)Representation of Black Voices in The Hot Spot -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Naish, Stephen Lee. Music and sound in the films of Dennis Hopper New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9781032737690
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003465843
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003465843
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