Film Music
A special issue of Arts (ISSN 2076-0752).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2025 | Viewed by 1139
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the MDPI journal Arts, titled “Film Music”, is seeking contributions that delve into the multifaceted world of music in film and explore its pivotal role in shaping narrative, emotion, and atmosphere in moving pictures. This collection of articles would offer an in-depth examination of the historical, theoretical, and practical qualities of film music, highlighting its evolution and significance in the film industry.
Possible topics include the examination of miscellaneous practices of film music from the silent era to the present day of digital cinema; the work of pioneering composers; the techniques and conventions in film scoring; the methodological frameworks for analysing film music; the applied aspects of film music creation and business through specific case studies; the cultural and cross-genre influences in film music; the diverse musical styles—from classical and jazz to electronic and world music—integrated into film scores; the auditory experience of film music; the impact of technological advancements on the composition and production of film scores; film music soundtracks and their commercial impact; and the advancement of new directions in film musicology and film sound studies.
We invite scholars to submit articles that explore, analyse, and/or recode the interplay between film and music/sound, including global non-mainstream and non-Western cinema traditions. Proposals employing mixed and interdisciplinary perspectives on film music are highly encouraged.
Dr. Nick Poulakis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- film music
- film sound
- cinema
- musicology
- film studies
- cultural studies
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