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End credit sequences have received little scholarly attention, and yet since The Sopranos (1997–2006), at least, there has been a concerted effort on the part of certain shows’ producers to use this ‘space’ productively. Rather than the same theme returning at the end of each episode, a different audio track/song may be selected (or composed) for each one. Since The Sopranos other serials have followed suit: examples include Mad Men (2007– ), Boardwalk Empire (2010– ), and True Blood (2008– ). Of course, popular songs have been heard during the end credit sequences of feature films, particularly since the 1980s, for reasons of cross promotion and economics. And certainly, on the one hand, the curation of popular songs (and other music tracks) over the end credit sequences of high production value television serials, particular to each episode, potentially signals a scale of budget for music rights that might be considered cinematic rather than televisual. But televisual seriality offers another reason why this approach is productive. Using The Sopranos as a case study, here I investigate the end credit sequence of contemporary television serials in the context of this seriality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 195–215 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Music, Sound, and the Moving Image |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2014 |
Event | Music and Screen Media - University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- End credit sequence
- music
- postface
- Television
- serial
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Music and Screen Media
Annette Davison (Speaker)
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MeCCSA Annual Conference
Annette Davison (Speaker)
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Annette Davison
- Edinburgh College of Art - Personal Chair of Music and Audio-Visual Media
- Music
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