Overview

Throughout the Cold War, the films produced on both sides of the Iron Curtain were shaped by the ideologies of their respective countries. Music played a key role defining the messages sent by these films. The chapters in Music, Ideology, and Commerce in European Popular Cinema: 1940s to 1980s offer the first extended examination of the relationships between music and ideology and between the film and music industries in popular European cinema of the Cold War era. With contributions from an international array of scholars, this volume examines cinematic productions from East and West Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, and the former Yugoslavia. The contributors explore the interactions between music, ideology, and commercial and popular cinema that shaped mass culture during the Cold War. The book provides valuable insights for researchers and graduate students in music, film studies, and cultural studies departments who are studying European cinema or film music.

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Author:   Michael Baumgartner (Cleveland State University, USA) ,  Ewelina Boczkowska (Youngstown State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138238022

ISBN 10:   1138238023
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 June 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction Ewelina Boczkowska PART I Ideology and Music in Genre Cinema 1 Film Music in East and West Germany between 1946 and 1989: A Comparative Study Wolfgang Thiel 2 Power Chords: The West German Schlagerfilm of the 1950s and the New World Order Guido Heldt 3 “Yugoslav Antithesis” and Serbian Film Music Vesna Mikić 4 Z Music: the 1970s French Political Thriller Phil Powrie PART II Synergies between Popular Cinema and Media Industries 5 “With-It” and “Far-Out” Music for “Swinging London” Films between 1965 and 1970 K. J. Donnelly 6 The Dark Side of the Boom: Post-Thematic Scoring, Popular Styles, and Urban Space in the Italian Poliziottesco of the 1970s Alessandro Bratus 7 Music, Generational Change, and Ideology in Italian Actor–Writer–Director Comedy Films of the 1980s Alessandro Cecchi 8 Musically Powered “Suspension Points” in France’s Cinéma du Look James Wierzbicki

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Michael Baumgartner is Professor of Musicology, Cleveland State University. Ewelina Boczkowska is Assistant Professor of Musicology, The University of Memphis.

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