Sound of Things to Come : An Audible History of the Science Fiction Film, Har...
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Sound of Things to Come : An Audible History of the Science Fiction Film, Har.... Sound of Things to Come : An Audible History of the Science Fiction Film, Hardcover by Reddell, Trace, ISBN 0816683123, ISBN-13 9780816683123, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A groundbreaking approach to sound in sci-fi films offers new ways of construing both sonic innovation and science fiction cinema Including original readings of classics like The Day the Earth Stood Still , 2001: A Space Odyssey , Star Wars , and Blade Runner , The Sound of Things to Come delivers a comprehensive history of sound in science fiction cinema. Approaching movies as sound objects that combine cinematic apparatus and consciousness, Trace Reddell presents a new theory of sonic innovation in the science fiction film. Reddell assembles a staggering array of movies from sixty years of film history&;including classics, blockbusters, B-movies, and documentaries from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union&;all in service to his powerful conception of sound making as a speculative activity in its own right. Reddell recasts debates about noise and music, while arguing that sound in the science fiction film provides a medium for alien, unknown, and posthuman sound objects that transform what and how we hear. Avoiding genre criticism&;s tendency to obsess over utopias, The Sound of Things to Come draws on film theory, sound studies, and philosophies of technology to advance conversations about the avant-garde, while also opening up opportunities to examine cinematic sounds beyond the screen.
