American Music Documentary: Five Case Studies of Ciné-Ethnomusicology

Documentary filmmakers have been making films about music for a half-century. American Music Documentary looks at five key films to begin to imagine how we might produce, edit, and watch films from an ethnomusicological point of view. Reconsidering Albert and David Maysless Gimme Shelter, Jill Godmilows Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman, Shirley Clarkes Ornette: Made in America, D.A. Pennebakers and Chris Hegeduss Depeche Mode: 101, and Jem Cohens and Fugazis Instrument, Harbert lays the foundations for the study and practice of ciné-ethnomusicology. Interviews with directors and rich analysis from the disciplinary perspectives of film studies and ethnomusicology make this book a critical companion to some of the most celebrated music documentaries of the twentieth century. See more