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Cinema and Music

Ophuls Conducting: Music and Musicality in Letter from an Unknown Woman

Music is not only a crucial formal element of Letter from an Unknown Woman, but also a suggestive metaphor for the film's artistry in general,

“Well, I Wouldn’t Buy the Merchandise”: David Bowie as Postmodern Auteur

Can a pop star be an auteur? Focusing on David Bowie's film roles of the 1980s, this essay argues that consistent themes and techniques recur

“Do Not Forsake Me: The Ballad of High Noon” and the Rise of the Movie Theme Song

How the hugely successful theme song for High Noon changed musical conventions in Hollywood

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