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Last updated 24th March 2026
Research Expertise and Interests
- Music
- film music
- Fantasy world
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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The Music of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings: Sounds of Home in the Fantasy Franchise
White, D., 20 May 2024, 1st ed. Routledge. 222 p. (Ashgate Screen Music Series)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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"Christmas in July": A Musicological Analysis of Metamodernist Impulses in Sufjan Stevens’ Christmas Collections
White, D., 5 Feb 2026, My Impossible Soul: The Metamodern Music of Sufjan Stevens. Drayton, T., Busman, J. K., Haynes Marchesini, M. & Dember, G. (eds.). 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 155-178 24 p. (Studies in Metamodernism: Theory and Criticism across the Disciplines).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Book Review: Alex Ludwig. Hearing Death at the Movies. Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025
White, D., 1 Dec 2025, In: Émergences: Son, Musique et Medias Audiovisuels. 2, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Dance Article review › peer-review
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Mermaids, Frogs and Weird Sisters: "Harry Potter", Worldbuilding and the Diegetic Music of the Wizarding World
White, D., 1 Aug 2025, Hergeträumt: Weltenbau fiktiver Kulturen durch Musik in Film und Fernsehen. Behrendt, M. & Hust, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Edition Text und Kritik in Richard Boorberg Verlag GmbH and Co. KGResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Cinematic Complexity in Peak TV? Amazon’s Rings of Power and the Musical Extension of an Existing Franchise
White, D., 18 Dec 2024, The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Peak TV. Halfyard, J. K. & Reyland, N. (eds.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 383-404 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Semiotic Gender Tropes in the Musical Leitmotifs of Star Wars and Indiana Jones
White, D. (Examiner)
6 Apr 2026Activity: Examination types › Masters by Research Examination
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Scoring the Antihero: Music, Trauma, and Identity Construction in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
White, D. (Examiner)
16 Dec 2025Activity: Examination types › PhD Examination
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Audiovisual Media as a Pedagogical Tool for Authentic Learning and Assessment in the Undergraduate Curriculum
White, D. (Speaker), Haworth, C. (Speaker) & Moffatt, J. (Speaker)
3 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Singing and Sounding CBeebies: The Role of Music and Sound in Educational Early Years Programming, With a Focus on the ‘Blocks’ Universe
White, D. (Speaker)
26 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
White, D. (Reviewer)
23 Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
Press/Media
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The Music of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Trilogies
9/03/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Potterversity Episode 51: Music and Fantasy in the Harry Potter Franchise (with Daniel White)
13/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Guest Appearance on Fantasy/Animation Podcast
27/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Avengers: Endgame and the relentless march of Hollywood franchise movies
12/07/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment