The Great Crossing: Nostalgia and Manifest Destiny in Aaron Copland’s The Red Pony
Issue: Vol 2 No. 2-4 (2009)
Journal: Journal of Film Music
Subject Areas: Popular Music
Abstract:
This essay explores how music underscores the twinning of nostalgia and the West at key moments, helping to refine the film’s characterization of family relationships and to deepen its message about manifest destiny
Author: Beth E. Levy