The Power of Conformity: Music, Sound, and Vision in Back to the Future

This essay investigates the aesthetic and political functions of the choice and placement of music in Back to the Future (1985; dir. Robert Zemeckis). After an overview of the movie’s cultural contexts, the focus shifts to the interplays between sound and cinematic mise-en-scène, with a particular e...

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Main Author: Marc Priewe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies
Series:European Journal of American Studies
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/12409