Heather Laing examines, for the first time, the issues of gender and emotion that underpin the classical style of film scoring, but that have until now remained

The representation of gender in film remains an intensely debated topic, particularly in academic considerations of US mainstream cinema where it is often perce

A stimulating and unusually wide-ranging collection of essays overviewing ways in which music functions in film soundtracks.

The endangered and dangerous female figures of "Rebecca", of "Jagged Edge" and "What Lies Beneath" have a deserved and endures fascination. Helen Hanson re-exam