The female singing voice : gospel, blues, epic stories and animation

Anne Power

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Abstract

This chapter seeks to critically evaluate ways in which the female voice contributes to animated films. Vocal ornaments are used to emphasise humorous and dramatic moments and the chapter evaluates elements that produce emotion in music. The chapter concludes with a discussion of what can make music memorable, with particular reference to the films analysed throughout.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Singing Voice in Contemporary Cinema
EditorsDiane Hughes, Mark Evans
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherEquinox Publishing
Pages183-195
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781781797389
ISBN (Print)9781781794456
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • women's voices
  • voice types (singing)
  • singing in motion pictures
  • emotions in music

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