In this unique study, Stephen Glynn demonstrates that Kate Bush’s
work, in both sound and vision, has long been influenced and
characterised by, and at times aimed at, film and television media.
The volume explores in depth Bush’s ‘music of allusion’ and
analyses first the significance of film and television references
throughout the lyrics and settings of her songs, beginning with her
breakthrough hit ‘Wuthering Heights’. It also surveys the shaping
presence of film and television in the look, narrative and artistry of
her music videos, including the examination of celebrated works such
as ‘Cloudbusting’ and ‘Hounds of Love’. Finally, the book
assesses Bush’s most intensive cinematic undertaking, her 1993 album
The Red Shoes, with its evident homage to the 1948 film of Michael
Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and its concurrent visual reworking as
Bush’s sole film venture, The Line, The Cross & The Curve. Thus,
with its deployment across music, video and film, Glynn demonstrates
the centrality of Kate Bush’s cinephilia to her work. Accessible yet
academically rigorous, Kate Bush and the Moving Image is a stand-out
study of the iconic singer-songwriter’s discography and cinematic
ventures. It will appeal to both students and scholars of Film,
Television, Media, Cultural and Popular Music Studies.
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ISBN
9781040100745
Publisert
2024
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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