Halloween & the effects of non-diegetic sound and music

nikkif99uk · 03-19-2008, 06:24 PM

I am writing a paper about the effect non-diegetic sound (sound only the audience hears), music and absence of sound in John Carpenter's classic Halloween and the effectiveness of it. I might combine it with editing. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this issue or knew of any academic sources on this topic

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Ockeghem · 03-19-2008, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by nikkif99uk

I am writing a paper about the effect non-diegetic sound (sound only the audience hears), music and absence of sound in John Carpenter's classic Halloween and the effectiveness of it. I might combine it with editing. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this issue or knew of any academic sources on this topic

Hello,

You might try:

Music Theory Online Volume 10, Number 2

This link is from Music Theory Online: A Journal of Criticism, Commentary, Research, and Scholarship. I use the resource often whenever I am looking for scholarly articles on music theory. I retrieved four articles when I searched using the term 'diegetic'; perhaps these will be helpful. (The Similar pages link may also prove beneficial.)

Addendum: I found a few more sources that might be helpful. Some are basic definitions of diegetic (and hopefully, non-diegetic) musics and are somewhat introductory in nature; others are articles that are academic in nature.

Diegetic Music

IngentaConnect Ambi-diegetic Music in the Movies: The Crosby Duets in High Socie...

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I would also try Journal Storage (JSTOR) and Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) if you are able to access these databases. JSTOR has tons of scholarly articles (as well as primary source material); RILM is the world's premiere music bibliography, and publishes abstracts in a plethora of languages.

Best wishes with your research!



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