This open access volume examines the functions, reach and effectiveness of sound in communicating and disseminating climate-related content across a variety of audiovisual media.

The humanities, and sub-disciplines within them, have clear roles and responsibilities in the climate crisis, and none more so than the audiovisual arts and media. It is through these receptors that most people learn truths and post-truths, receive news and 'fake news', are informed of scientific data, hear opinions from across the spectrum, and find inspiration for action.

Soundtracks of Climate Change tackles these issues from a variety of perspectives, encompassing different regions, media, ethnicities, genders, languages, genres, mainstream and experimental approaches, fictional and documentary aesthetics, scientific and rational as well as more aesthetically mediated and affectively amplified discourses.

It addresses perspectives from a variety of regional and transnational centres, including East Asia, Africa, the Nordic region, and Atlantic anglophone cultures. As we confront the climate crisis, this collection of articles by leading thinkers across film, music, and sound studies asks how climate change and audiovisual media work to convey the gravity and complexity of our experiences.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.