Description: An exploration of "wild sound," the cinematic term for sound not synchronized with an image, bringing concepts from early film theory into dialogue with sound studies.
Brief description: Michael Pigott is Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, UK. He is the author of Joseph Cornell Versus Cinema(Bloomsbury, 2013), and he researches experimental film and video, architecture, VJing, and projection arts. His album, Sounds of the Projection Box, is available on vinyl and digital from Gruenrekorder.
Review Quotes:
"Wild Sound provides much needed scrutiny of an ubiquitous yet under-examined aspect of film sound and our sonic environment. This book provides a perceptive and poignantly ecocritical perspective on sound recording practices and the aesthetics of cinematic soundscapes." --Nessa Johnston, University of Liverpool, UK
"Michael Pigott's Wild Sound offers a brilliantly wide-ranging analysis of the sonic environment in cinema, making a major contribution to debates about how sound conveys meaning and helps us make sense of worlds on screen." --Philippa Lovatt, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of St Andrews, UK