{"product_id":"tuning-in-ron-rodman-9780195340259","title":"Tuning in: American Narrative Television Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eMusic has always been at the heart of American television. Amongst the many roles it plays in broadcasting, music entertains viewers with live and videotaped performances, evokes moods and identifies characters and settings, and sells products through commercial jingles. Most importantly, television music steers viewers through the continuous stream of daily programming. \u003cem\u003eTuning In\u003c\/em\u003e looks at and listens to the first fifty years of American narrative television music as a unique art form. Drawing on music in a wide variety of television genres - from westerns to science-fiction thrillers to police dramas to sitcoms and commercials - author Ron Rodman develops a new theory of television music to explain how it conveys meaning to American viewing audiences. Music in television, Rodman argues, finds its origins both in radio and in cinema, and is thus a unique multimedia form that demands its own methods of analysis. From \u003cem\u003eThe Dick van Dyke Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe X-Files\u003c\/em\u003e, Rodman's arguments are grounded in a fascinatingly historically wide-ranging and diverse selection of shows. The book also crosses media genres, looking at how the Broadway stage and the Hollywood film musical have influenced television variety shows and situation comedies. Drawing on music analysis and narrative and semiotic theories, this stimulating book illustrates how music forms part of the code that makes television broadcasts culturally meaningful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Rodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195340256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195340259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010","brand":"Ron Rodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241021714687,"sku":"9780195340259","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12965af5-9cf5-46f7-a7d5-79b3f10a429f.jpg?v=1772652409","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tuning-in-ron-rodman-9780195340259","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}