{"product_id":"music-and-sound-in-the-films-of-dennis-hopper","title":"Music and Sound in the Films of Dennis Hopper","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross his directorial films, American filmmaker Dennis Hopper used music and sound to propel the narrative, signpost the era in which the films were made, and delineate the characters’ place within American culture. This book explores five of Hopper’s films to show how this deep engagement with music to build character and setting continued throughout his career, as Hopper used folk, punk, hip-hop, and jazz to shape the worlds of his films in ways that influenced other filmmakers and foreshadowed the advent of the music video format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author traces Hopper’s distinctive approach to the use of music through films from 1969 to 1990, including his innovative use of popular rock, pop, and folk in \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, his blending of diegetic performances of folk and Peruvian indigenous music in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, his use of punk rock in \u003ci\u003eOut of the Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, incorporation of hip-hop and rap in \u003ci\u003eColors\u003c\/i\u003e, and commissioning of a jazz\/blues soundtrack by Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker for \u003ci\u003eThe Hot Spot\u003c\/i\u003e. Uncovering the film soundtrack as a vital piece of the narrative, this concise and accessible book offers insights for academic readers in music and film studies, as well as all those interested in Hopper’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47797396242776,"sku":"9781032737690","price":70.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032737690.jpg?v=1770479137","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/music-and-sound-in-the-films-of-dennis-hopper","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}