The School of Sound introduces you to a new publication The Soundtrack This new journal engages in an uncommon discourse. As its name suggests, its focus is on the combination of all of the aural elements of moving pictures as a coherent entity. With few but notable exceptions, academic and professional journals relating to the sonic elements of film have concentrated separately upon its aural constituents (we use the obsolescent term 'film' generically here to represent all types of moving images). There are journals on film music and film sound, and within each type of publication, there are articles on diverse subjects such as Foley, atmospheres, orchestration, harmony, etc. Most of these often admirable discussions centre entirely on their subjects, with cursory reference to their integration with other sonic elements. Chief among this sort are those books and journals on film music, most of which describe music as a separate activity from film, which done well, or even badly, can alter the quality of a film's narrative, and added most often at the very end of the production process, by composers normally resident outside the filmic world. This journal endeavours to help change this. It regards the sounds which accompany visuals not merely as a combination of disparate disciplines, but as a unified and coherent entity. It assumes that the soundtrack is perceived by the audience as such a unity; that music, dialogue, effects and atmospheres are heard as interdependent layers in the sonification of the film. We often can identify the individual sonic elements when they appear, but we are more aware of the blending they produce when sounding together, much as we are when we hear an orchestra. For submissions: download The Soundtrack (Adobe Acrobat pdf) To download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free, click on the logo below.  For subscription information, contact: Intellect The Mill Parnall Road Bristol BS16 3JG +44 (0)117 9589910 journals@intellectbooks.com Home |