An introduction to the most important film composers.

A handbook containing 400 film music CD reviews, which includes biographies of each of the composers represented and a record company index.

Film Musings is not intended as a guide for collectors - although many of the recordings discussed are still available - but rather to open new horizons in a unique art form ...

For courses in Film Music. Filling a void in the literature on film music appreciation, this volume provides a consolidation of relevant film music with information about film ...

This book considers the greatest film scores produced over a span of more than 80 years. Each entry includes background information about the film, biographical information ...

A comprehensive introduction to film music for the general student, the film historian, and the aspiring cinematographer. It is a historically structured account of the ...

Hollywood film scores underwent a supersonic transformation from the 1950s through the 1970s. This genre-by-genre overview of film and television soundtrack music covers a ...

Offers a comprehensive guide to scoring for film and television. Covering all styles and genres, the authors cover everything from timing, cuing, and recording through ...

Of all the elements that combine to make movies, music sometimes seems the forgotten stepchild. Yet it is an integral part of the cinematic experience. Minimized as mere ...