Article
On Listening to 'The Scarlet Tide' (by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello) from Cold Mountain (2003; dir. Anthony Minghella): A Movie Song and its Afterlife
Journal of Contemporary Religion
(2017)
Abstract
This article examines how the emerging concept of affective space can be applied to movie soundtracks with particular reference to ‘The Scarlet Tide’ written by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello for the film Cold Mountain (2003) and the implications this has for the place of religion in film culture. It explores how affective space works with: (i) the experience of individual listeners; and (ii) the wider social context. Both affective expressions can shape how this track is received and integrated into a process of meaning-making. The paper concludes with an assessment of some implications that this discussion has for understanding the social nature of music, religion and spirituality.
Keywords
- religion,
- affective space,
- distributed self,
- meaning-making,
- social imaginary,
- spirituality
Disciplines
Publication Date
January, 2017
Citation Information
Vaughan S Roberts. "On Listening to 'The Scarlet Tide' (by T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello) from Cold Mountain (2003; dir. Anthony Minghella): A Movie Song and its Afterlife" Journal of Contemporary Religion Vol. 32 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 135 - 147 ISSN: 1353-7903 (Print) 1469-9419 (Online) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/vaughan_roberts/49/