In 1931 Gerhard Lamprecht directed the film version of Erich Kästner's popular novel Emil und die Detektive. A hugely successful film at the time, it was aimed to appeal to adults and children alike. This article is going to explore the film's varying aesthetic approaches in terms of its use of sound and music. A discussion of the fact that the film has been apparently overlooked in film textbooks, particularly with regard to its use of sound, will be attempted. A number of different factors with regard to the optical sound process (sync and post-sync) will be considered, along with a discussion of what are widely understood as technological determinants at the time of the film's release.
About this Journal
The New Soundtrack brings together leading edge academic and professional perspectives on the complex relationship between sound and moving images. Former editors of The Soundtrack, Stephen Deutsch, Larry Sider and Dominic Power, bring their expertise to this project, providing a new platform for discourse on how aural elements combine with moving images. The New Soundtrack also encourages writing on more current developments, such as sound installations, computer-based delivery, and the psychology of the interaction of image and sound. The journal has an illustrious Editorial Board containing some of the most prominent people working with sound in the arts and media and the discourse which surrounds it.
The New Soundtrack is fully peer-reviewed and includes contributions from recognised practitioners in the field, including composers, sound designers and directors, giving voice to the development of professional practice, alongside academic contributions. Each issue also features a short compilation of book and film reviews on recently released publications and artefacts.
Editors and Editorial Board
Principal Editors
Stephen Deutsch, Professor of Post-Production at Bournemouth University
Larry Sider, Director of The School of Sound and Head of MA Sound Recording and Design at Goldsmiths University of London
Dominic Power, Writer and film historian
Associate Editors
Philippa Lovatt, University of Stirling
Nessa Johnston, Edge Hill University
Editorial Board & Advisory Board
Rick Altman, University of Iowa
Haim Bresheeth, SOAS, University of London
John Broomhall, Freelance Sound Designer, games
Ross Brown, Central School of Speech and Drama, London
Carter Burwell, Film Composer including, Fargo, A Serious Man, The Big Lebowski, Being John Malkovitch and many others
Michael Chanan, Roehampton University
Michel Chion, Composer and Author, Paris
Ian Christie, Birkbeck College, University of London
Richard Combs, Film Critic and Broadcaster
Gustavo Costantini, University of Buenos Aires, Composer and Sound Designer
Ian Cross, Cambridge University
Claudia Gorbman, University of Washington
Maike Helmers, Bournemouth University
Rens Machielse, Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU), The Netherlands
Walter Murch, Sound Designer and Editor, including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Cold Mountain, Jarhead, The English Patient and many others
Roberto Perpignani, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Italy, Editor, Il Postino, Hidden Love, Good Morning Babylon, and many others.
Gianluca Sergi, University Of Nottingham
Sean Street, Bournemouth University, Poet and Broadcaster
Randy Thom, Sound Designer, including WallE, Contact, Madagascar, Harry Potter, Ratatouille, and many others
Elisabeth Weis, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Indexing
The New Soundtrack is abstracted and indexed in the following:
- ANVUR
- British Library Zetoc
- BrowZine
- CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure)
- cnpLINKer
- EBSCO A-to-Z
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS)
- FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals / FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Pluss
- Genamics JournalSeek
- Humanities Source Ultimate
- J-Gate
- JournalTOCs
- Meta Indexing
- Music Index
- Music Index with Full Text
- Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database
- ProQuest Music & Performing Arts Collection
- ProQuest Music Periodicals Database
- Publication Forum (JuFo)
- ReadCube Discover
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
- Summon
- TDNet
- TOC Premier
- Web of Science/Emerging Sources Citation Index
- WorldCat Discovery
Sample Issue
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