Sound and music hold a strange and powerful role in film, TV and video games, aiding narrative and emotional impact. They can even exist in the world of ‘the film’ – heard by the characters – or in the world of the audience. Music can even break the fourth wall, travelling through and blurring these conventionally separate worlds. By examining films through history from Blazing Saddles, Elf, The Truman Show toBirdman, we explore this ‘fantastical gap’ and its transformative effect on the audience.
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This event was on Thu, 16 Jan 2025
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/sceen-music
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