Now available from Indiana University Press: Epic Sound Music in Postwar Hollywood Biblical Films Stephen C. Meyer "An ambitious and fascinating book." ‹James Buhler, The University of Texas at Austin Lavish musical soundtracks contributed a special grandeur to the new widescreen, stereophonic sound movie experience of postwar biblical epics such as Samson and Delilah, Ben-Hur, and Quo Vadis. In Epic Sound, Stephen C. Meyer shows how music was utilized for various effects, sometimes serving as a vehicle for narrative plot and at times complicating biblical and cinematic interpretation. In this way, the soundscapes of these films reflected the ideological and aesthetic tensions within the genre, and more generally, within postwar American society. By examining key biblical films, Meyer adeptly engages musicology with film studies to explore cinematic interpretations of the Bible during the 1940s through the 1960s. 288 pp., 11 b&w illus., 57 music exx. paper 978-0-253-01451-1 $35.00 ebook 978-0-253-01459-7 $34.99 More information at: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/807325 For Instructors: If you are interested in adopting this book for course use, please see our exam copy policy: http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/link/examcopy Laura Baich Electronic Marketing Manager Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 E. 10th St. Bloomington, IN 47405-3907 ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu