Publication: Sonido, imagen y narrativa del tambor en The Monkey (Perkins, 2025): una aproximación desde Musscreen
Authors
Buendia Vivo, Dolores F. ; Belando Lajarín, María José
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InstrumentUM
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18196586
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Abstract
Este artículo propone un análisis de la película The Monkey (2025), dirigida por Osgood Perkins y basada en el relato homónimo de Stephen King. Se examina el mono de juguete como símbolo sonoro y visual que articula los temas centrales de la película: la muerte, la culpa, la infancia perturbada y el destino inevitable. El objetivo es analizar el tambor del mono como eje sonoro-narrativo desde el método MusScreen, con una especial atención a las funciones expresivas y narrativas de la música cinematográfica descritas en el método, además de proponer una aplicación didáctica en contextos educativos audiovisuales. El tambor se presenta como un símbolo que no solo conecta emocionalmente con el espectador, sino que también refuerza la narrativa de horror sobrenatural. Las categorías analizadas incluyen su función como herramienta narrativa, gesto de amenaza, contraste sonoro, presencia visual constante y ritmo como reflejo emocional. Esta clasificación nos muestra cómo el tambor del mono actúa como hilo conductor de los eventos trágicos y como espejo de los protagonistas Hal y Bill.
This article offers an analytical study of The Monkey (2025), directed by Osgood Perkins and based on Stephen King’s homonymous short story. The toy monkey is examined as a sonic and visual symbol that articulates the film’s central themes: death, guilt, disrupted childhood, and inevitable fate. The aim is to analyze the monkey’s drum as a sonic-narrative axis through the MusScreen method, with particular attention to the expressive and narrative functions of film music described therein, while also proposing a didactic application in audiovisual educational contexts. The drum emerges as a symbol that not only establishes an emotional connection with the spectator but also reinforces the supernatural horror narrative. The categories under examination include its function as a narrative device, gesture of threat, sonic contrast, constant visual presence, and rhythm as an emotional reflection. This classification demonstrates how the monkey’s drum operates as a guiding thread of tragic events and as a mirror of the protagonists, Hal and Bill.
This article offers an analytical study of The Monkey (2025), directed by Osgood Perkins and based on Stephen King’s homonymous short story. The toy monkey is examined as a sonic and visual symbol that articulates the film’s central themes: death, guilt, disrupted childhood, and inevitable fate. The aim is to analyze the monkey’s drum as a sonic-narrative axis through the MusScreen method, with particular attention to the expressive and narrative functions of film music described therein, while also proposing a didactic application in audiovisual educational contexts. The drum emerges as a symbol that not only establishes an emotional connection with the spectator but also reinforces the supernatural horror narrative. The categories under examination include its function as a narrative device, gesture of threat, sonic contrast, constant visual presence, and rhythm as an emotional reflection. This classification demonstrates how the monkey’s drum operates as a guiding thread of tragic events and as a mirror of the protagonists, Hal and Bill.
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InstrumentUM, 2026, Nº. 6, pp. 54-71
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