{"product_id":"the-sound-of-things-to-trace-reddell-9780816683123","title":"The Sound of Things to Come: An Audible History of the Science Fiction Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking approach to sound in sci-fi films offers new ways of construing both sonic innovation and science fiction cinema\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding original readings of classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things to Come\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReddell 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvoiding genre criticism's tendency to obsess over utopias, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things to Come\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace Reddell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816683123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816683123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2019","brand":"Trace Reddell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086951133439,"sku":"9780816683123","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44542697-f6bd-4502-a1a5-012b044adfd5.jpg?v=1769097435","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sound-of-things-to-trace-reddell-9780816683123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}