Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Rebecca Coyle †
10 Lupin III and the Gekiban Approach: Western-styled Music in a Japanese Format
Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Rebecca Coyle †
Kentaro Imada
Description
Lupin III comprises several television anime series and theatrically released films that were screened in Japan over a twenty-five-year period. This chapter analyses gekiban (dramatic accompaniment), the music used in Japanese animated films, by examining the Lupin III film products.