Gendered Conflicts in Northern Ireland:

This article analyses how transnational co-productions render Irish history audio-visually by comparing the soundtracks of Some Mother’s Son (1996) and The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006). The puzzle is whether history films can enhance immersive perceptual experiences of place by using local music, while catering to the audiovisual skills and expectations of global audiences. The study compares Bill Whelan’s and George Fenton’s respective soundtracks. On the one hand, Whelan’s avowedly Irish soundtrack performed by the Irish Film Orchestra with virtuosos from the Riverdance Orchestra crowds the images and prescribes audience feelings. On the other, Fenton lightly melds classical film orchestration with Irish melody and instrumentation and The Wind that Shakes the Barley blends diegetic singing with its more spacious soundtrack. The conclusion is that combining local instruments and diegetic song with limited cinematic orchestration succeeds better than neo-traditional instrumentation in screening Irish history.

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Gendered Conflicts in Northern Ireland:

Cited by 2 publications

References 0 publications

Remembering otherwise: media memory, gender and Margaret Thatcher in Irish hunger strike films

Remembering otherwise: media memory, gender and Margaret Thatcher in Irish hunger strike films

Scoring the Nation

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About