Film Music: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Film Music: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195370874

ISBN-10: 0195370872

ISBN-13: 9780195370874

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kathryn Kalinak

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The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema itself. Even the very first projected moving images were accompanied by music in many places as a variety of performers - from single piano players to small orchestras - brought images to life through musical accompaniment. Film music has since become its own industry, an aesthetic platform for expressing creative visions and a commercial vehicle for growing musical stars of all varieties. This Very Short Introduction provides a lucid, accessible, and engaging overview of the subject of film music. Beginning with an analysis of the music from a well-known sequence in the film Reservoir Dogs, the book focuses on the most…

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List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/11/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.80" wide x 4.30" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




What does film music do?



How does film music work?



Why does film music work?



A History of early film music: from the beginnings to the synchronized score



A History of Film Music in the Sound Era: The Twentieth Century



Composers and their Craft



Popular Music and Film



Closing Credits