The Occult Arts of Music An Esoteric Survey from Pythagoras to Pop Culture |
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| Author:
| Huckvale, David |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7324-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Occult traditions have inspired considerable musical ingenuity over the centuries, as well as some undeniable masterpieces. Music has often attempted to express mystical states of mind, cosmic harmony, the demonic and the divine - nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the music for occult and science fiction films. This wide-ranging survey explores how such film music works and uncovers its origins in Pythagorean and Platonic ideas about the divine order of the universe and its essentially...
More DescriptionOccult traditions have inspired considerable musical ingenuity over the centuries, as well as some undeniable masterpieces. Music has often attempted to express mystical states of mind, cosmic harmony, the demonic and the divine - nowhere more so, perhaps, than in the music for occult and science fiction films. This wide-ranging survey explores how such film music works and uncovers its origins in Pythagorean and Platonic ideas about the divine order of the universe and its essentially numerical/musical nature.