During the lockdown and quarantine for COVID-19, the majority of us found some solace and retreat in front of the television, laptop, computer, tablet, or cell phone, watching and listening—and also binging on—new and old serials and films, available on the growing streaming media platforms. No doubt many of us have increased our monthly subscriptions of streaming apps in order to augment our options, particularly when we hit the point where “there is nothing good on.” This period under quarantine was—and, in some sense, has continued to be—a startling experience for all of us. The need to find an escape became clear as we were isolated from each other. For me, the increase in watching and listening to TV and streaming media was not only a distraction, but it also brought new, potential projects for flexing my musicological muscle, particularly in relation to music and the moving image.
Within the...
