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The Dance Hall, Nazi Germany, and Hell: Accruing Meaning through Filmic Uses of Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing”

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Abstract Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing” has been used in a number of films since its first recording. Examining these filmic uses reveals the manner in which period music accumulates meanings. Furthermore, it gives us greater understanding of the roles pre-existing music plays in narrative filmmaking.
University of Illinois Press
Title: The Dance Hall, Nazi Germany, and Hell: Accruing Meaning through Filmic Uses of Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing”
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Abstract Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing” has been used in a number of films since its first recording.
Examining these filmic uses reveals the manner in which period music accumulates meanings.
Furthermore, it gives us greater understanding of the roles pre-existing music plays in narrative filmmaking.

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