{"product_id":"hymns-for-the-fallen-todd-decker-9780520282322","title":"Hymns for the Fallen: Combat Movie Music and Sound After Vietnam","description":"In \u003ci\u003eHymns for the Fallen, \u003c\/i\u003e Todd Decker listens closely to forty years of Hollywood combat films produced after Vietnam. Ever a noisy genre, post-Vietnam war films have deployed music and sound to place the audience in the midst of battle and to provoke reflection on the experience of combat. Considering landmark movies--such as \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaving Private Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as lesser-known films, Decker shows how the domain of sound, an experientially rich and culturally resonant aspect of cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience's engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. \u003ci\u003eHymns for the Fallen\u003c\/i\u003e explores all three elements of film sound--dialogue, sound effects, music--and considers how expressive and formal choices in the soundtrack have turned the serious war film into a patriotic ritual enacted in the commercial space of the cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Decker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520282329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520282322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Todd Decker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587628970239,"sku":"9780520282322","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hymns-for-the-fallen-todd-decker-9780520282322","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}