The Music of Fantasy Cinema - Janet K. Halfyard
Introduction: Finding Fantasy
The Music of Fantasy Cinema - Janet K. Halfyard
Janet K. Halfyard [+]
Birmingham Conservatoire
View Website
Janet K. Halfyard is a Senior Academic in Music at Birmingham Conservatoire. She has published widely on film and television music, particularly in relation to horror and fantasy genres. Her publications include Danny Elfman’s Batman: a film score guide (Scarecrow, 2004) and Music, Sound and Silence in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Ashgate, 2010).
Description
The present chapter introduces this volume of essays on music in fantasy cinema. The volume presents in chronological order the manner in which fantasy and its musical strategies have changed over time.