Studies on Movie Soundtracks Over the Last Five Years

Villar-Quispe S.A.; Turriate-Guzman A.M. · Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (2023) · DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-7093-3_2

Resumen

In the field of film studies and, especially, music studies, the number of those who dare to go beyond the limits when researching film production is minimal. This is because the soundtrack as a subject has not always been an object of analysis that is investigated as rigorously as it is now. Therefore, this paper seeks to determine the trend of studies on movie soundtracks over the last five years in the Scopus database. This is a systematic review using the PRISMA method. Fifteen articles published between 2017 and 2022 were selected, and, once all the information was reviewed, it was divided into four categories. The main limitations were the lack of information and the number of papers written in English. Finally, it was concluded that the soundtrack fulfills several functions within the narrative of a movie and that the topic needs more academic attention in Ibero-America. Therefore, researchers are invited to continue to problematize this issue in future systematic reviews.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte