The Soul of Cinema: An Appreciation of Film Music
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0130304654 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 346 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Amazon Customer It was exactly what I needed.. "It was for a class." according to E, Daugherty. It was for a class.. pretty decent Pretty decent book. Goes over the basic understandings of music in cinema and also gives you a crash course on what to understand in regards what notes are used for creating music, what styles there are of organization, etc. It was also an easy read.
For film and music enthusiasts and others interested in the evolution of music in film.. The reference addresses the functions of film scoring, the operational aspects of the industry, music for silent films, early sound film, the rise of the symphonic film score, the golden age of film music, the age of versatility, new faces enter the ranks and the 21st century. Filling a void in the literature on film music appreciation, this volume provides a consolidation of relevant film music with information about film composers and their scores. The volume also features well-illustrated information about each film with a text that clearly illustrates a well-rounded and in-depth look at film music
From the Back CoverThe Soul of Cinema is the first film music appreciation textbook ever written. Some features include: each major composer is highlighted with a biography, a photo, a listing of the individual's recognizable compositional style, and other pertinent informationinterviews with film composers, music editors, orchestrators, film music agents, studio musicians, music copyists, music contractors, and others within the businessan extensive section on women film composers and contractorsrare Bernard Herrmann facsimiles of some of his greatest works. The Soul of Cinema traces the evolution of film music from 1895 to the present,
He is an active recording artist whose oboe and English horn solos can be heard on over 300 television and motion picture scores. He has performed as soloist in places such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City; the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria; and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. Larry Timm is a veteran Hollywood studio musician, producer, and university professor who has been in the busine