La música en los albores del cine sonoro chileno

Abstract

Based on a comparative analysis of two Chilean films produced in the beginnings of the sound era, El hechizo del trigal (The Wheatfield Spell, Eugenio de Liguoro, 1939) and Escándalo (Scandal, Jorge Délano, 1940) this article offers a study of the uses of music within Chilean cinema, incorporating not only the internal role of music but also its historical and social dimensions. In so doing, I seek to contribute to a field that has barely been developed in the study of music in Chile.

Keywords

• chilean cinema
• film music
• film scoring
• folklore