Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 7
4. 1. Introduction 9
5. 2. The Technological Frameworks 45
6. 3. Direct Sound and Early Talkies 69
7. 4. Sound of the Golden Age 83
8. 5. Tracing the Sound in Satyajit Ray’s Film-works 93
9. 6. Popular Films from the Dubbing Era 109
10. 7. Parallel Sounds, Radical Listening – Part I 123
11. 8. Sholay, Stereo Sound and the Auditory Spectacle 143
12. 9. The Advent of Digital Sync Sound 155
13. 10. The Surround Revolution 169
14. 11. Sound in the Audiovisual Media Arts 183
15. 12. Parallel Sounds, Radical Listening – Part II 199
16. 13. A Concluding Voiceover 213
17. Bibliography 231
18. Filmography 243
19. Index 249