Stories into song: theory and co-creative practice of adapting literary fiction into pop and rock songs

Bentley, Nick; Peacock, James

Abstract

Despite the many pop and rock songs adapted from literary texts, there has been little scholarship on the theory and practice of adapting novels and short stories into short-form musical works. This article is part of a British Academy-funded pilot project carried out by two researchers at Keele University, UK. Locating story-into-song texts within adaptation studies, it explores the theoretical issues involved in such adaptations; describes the methodology employed in a series of co-creative workshops with volunteers; and analyses the original songs that emerged from the project.

Citation

Bentley, N., & Peacock, J. (in press). Stories into song: theory and co-creative practice of adapting literary fiction into pop and rock songs. Adaptation, 18(1), Article apae025. https://doi.org/10.1093/adaptation/apae025

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 18, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Nov 12, 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 14, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 14, 2024
• Journal: Adaptation
• Print ISSN: 1755-0637
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: apae025
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/adaptation/apae025
• Keywords: intermedial adaptation; novels and short stories; pop music; musicology; intertexts
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/976630