Music in Television is a collection of essays examining television's production of meaning through music in terms of historical contexts, institutional frameworks, broadcast practices, technologies, and aesthetics. It presents the reader with overviews of major genres and issues, as well as specific case studies of important television programs and events. With contributions from a wide range of scholars, the essays range from historical-analytical surveys of TV sound and genre designations to studies of the music in individual programs, including South Park and Dr. Who.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Volume Foreword Preface: Listening to the Small Screen Part I: Practices and Theories of Television Music 1. A Discipline Emerges: Reading Writing About Listening to Television James Deaville 2. "Coperettas," "Detecterns," and Space Operas: Music and Genre Hybridization in American Television Ron Rodman 3. TV Music and the History of Television Sound Shawn VanCour 4. Rural Music on American Television, 1948-2010 Michael Saffle 5. Music in the Golden Age of Television News Documentaries Colin Roust Part II: Case Studies in Television Music 6. "Bad Wolf": Leitmotiv and Musical Textures in Doctor Who (2005) Robynn Stilwell 7. From Punk to the Musical: South Park, Music, and the Cartoon Format Sean Nye 8. It's What's Happening Baby! Television Music and the Politics of the War On Poverty Norma Coates 9. Channeling Glenn Gould: Masculinities from Television to New Hollywood Julie Brown 10. "The Rock Man's Burden": Consuming Canada at Live 8 Kip Pegley Appendix: Generation X, South Park, and TV Music Composition: An Interview with Adam Berry Conducted by Sean Nye

About the Author

James Deaville is a Professor in the School for Studies in Art and Culture: Music, at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. His interest in television music focuses on how music has played a role in the reporting of news, and has published articles on news music used for 9/11 and for the war in Iraq.