Pop Goes the Music Track: Scoring the Popular Song in the Contemporary Film Soundtrack

'The ways in which popular songs and existing music items render the text complex and multi-faceted is an important new direction for film music analysis. Rather than trying to pin down precisely how the music functions in fine detail, the various flavours and textures of the musical items can be discussed, interpreted and evaluated alongside issues of culture and identity. This involves a study of the 'sound' of the music, and its production, how it is used in the film mix, as well as the manner in which it contributes to the film's narrative and thematics.'