MDSB63H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Soundscape, Acoustic Ecology, Consumerism
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The idea of the commodification of music. How such commodification contributes to the presentation of music. The commodification of music and the cultural practise of listening. Last week, we discussed at length as spectacle. This week, we consider how sound can contribute to broader social processes of commodification, and the idea of consumption as spectacle. In places like the mall of america throughout the country (sterne, p. For sterne in such cases, music becomes sound. The use of programmed music stay longer and buy more. (sterne, p. Generally found inside the stores themselves and helps to create a. Sonic threshold between the uniformity of the mall space and the specificity a particular store. If background music strives toward anonymity and gradual changes in mood, foreground music strives for an absolutely consistent identity and unchanging mood. (p. 32) Foreground music utilizes they hope to attract. (p. 35) Foreground music works by framing space and offering affective cues (p. 38)
