Routledge Music in Films on the Middle Ages - Research Book

Explore the complex relationship between historical reality and cinematic imagination in this scholarly work from Routledge. Music in Films on the Middle Ages: Authenticity vs. Fantasy examines approximately five hundred feature-length films produced from the late 1890s to the present day. This research focuses on the tension between actual surviving evidence of medieval music and the established traditions of cinematic sound. The analysis covers a wide spectrum of audio, ranging from diegetic elements like a minstrel singing a song to off-screen sounds such as the clang of a bell. By looking at the broader historical context of pre-cinematic medievalisms and the development of medievalist cinema, this book provides a deep look into how the Middle Ages are heard on screen. It is an essential resource for students and researchers interested in the intersection of musicology and film history.