Sound Design Is the New Score: Theory, Aesthetics, and Erotics of the Integrated SoundtrackThe practice of blurring the line between score and sound design has transformed contemporary film soundscape by challenging not only the long established hierarchical relationships between dialogue, music, and sound effects, but also the modes of perception shaped by classical soundtrack practices. The methods of this new trend rely on the language of contemporary popular and art music, producing soundtracks in which it is difficult to tell the