Musicology Now Avengers: Endgame Quick Takes

By James Deaville | May 21, 2019

When Susan Thomas recently suggested the opportunity for a new Quick Takes blog series, I immediately thought of the Avengers: Endgame release, both as a major cinematic and musical event and as the ostensible final chapter in this phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I quickly found a group of music scholars eager to provide their individual perspectives on this film, for whose insightful contributions I am grateful: Ryan Thompson, Bradley Spiers, and Grace Edgar. My own contribution is the following discussion of the film’s trailers and their music. We collectively wish our readers stimulating engagement with our texts and the film!

James Deaville

James Deaville teaches Music in the School for Studies in Art and Culture at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He has edited Music in Television (Routledge, 2010) and has co-edited Music and the Broadcast Experience (Oxford, 2016).