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Musical Cachet in The Living End and the New Queer Cinema

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Intersecting Film, Music, and Queerness

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture ((PSAVC))

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This chapter examines how music supervision and budgetary concerns influence the soundtracks of niche market cinema, using as a primary example the classic New Queer Cinema film, The Living End (1992). This film exemplifies a conscious balance between budget, cachet, and effectiveness that drives music placement decisions.

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Dubowsky, J.C. (2016). Musical Cachet in The Living End and the New Queer Cinema. In: Intersecting Film, Music, and Queerness. Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454218_3

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