{"product_id":"9783031787973","title":"Hearing Death at the Movies Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHearing Death at the Movies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFilm Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlex Ludwig\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eDies Irae \u003c\/em\u003eis a melody that composers of film music have employed in hundreds of films, ranging from \u003cem\u003eMetropolis \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eThe Shining,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e. It\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a product of more than 800 years of musical transformation, finding purchase in a variety of musical environments, including the church, the concert hall, and the cinema. Based on a corpus of nearly 300 films, \u003cem\u003eHearing Death At the Movies\u003c\/em\u003e models two new ways of thinking about the \u003cem\u003eDies Irae\u003c\/em\u003e. First, it identifies three different versions of the melody, each of which signifies a different function of film music. Second, it traces the semantic shift of the \u003cem\u003eDies Irae\u003c\/em\u003e from its religious roots to its secular perception as a symbol of death. This study of the most widely-used theme in film music history will change how you listen to movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlex Ludwig is Associate Professor of Music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783031787973\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e239\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51033116803212,"sku":"9783031787973","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031787973.jpg?v=1782487994","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031787973","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}