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Film Music (2nd edition)
ISBN: 9780199539406
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9780199539406 (10-digit ISBN: 0199539405)
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- Table of Contents
- Takes a global perspective on film music, opening out the history, theory, and criticism of film music beyond Hollywood
- Shines the spotlight on under-represented groups in film composing, such as women and minorities, across film history
- Offers expert insights into oft-neglected silent films and their scores
- Gives a behind-the-scenes look at the process of film composition and how composers interact with other professionals
The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The first projected moving images were accompanied by music through a variety of performers—from single piano players to small orchestras—that brought images to life. 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.
In this Very Short Introduction, Kathryn Kalinak takes readers behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music—what it is and how it is composed—and the theories that have been developed to explain why film music works. This accessible book not only entertains with the fascinating stories of the composers and performers who have shaped film music across the globe but also gives readers a broad sense of the key questions in film music studies today. The updated second edition includes the music from film industries in Africa, Asia and South Asia, and Latin America, and focuses on previously under-represented film musicians, in particular women and minority composers.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
Preface
List of illustrations
1 What does film music do?
2 How does film music work?
3 Why does film music work?
4 A history of film music I: 1894—1927
5 A history of film music II: 1927—1970
6 A history of film music III: 1970—2021
7 Composers and their craft
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Recommended Viewing
Index
The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The first projected moving images were accompanied by music through a variety of performers—from single piano players to small orchestras—that brought images to life. 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.
In this Very Short Introduction, Kathryn Kalinak takes readers behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music—what it is and how it is composed—and the theories that have been developed to explain why film music works. This accessible book not only entertains with the fascinating stories of the composers and performers who have shaped film music across the globe but also gives readers a broad sense of the key questions in film music studies today. The updated second edition includes the music from film industries in Africa, Asia and South Asia, and Latin America, and focuses on previously under-represented film musicians, in particular women and minority composers.
Key Features
- Takes a global perspective on film music, opening out the history, theory, and criticism of film music beyond Hollywood
- Shines the spotlight on under-represented groups in film composing, such as women and minorities, across film history
- Offers expert insights into oft-neglected silent films and their scores
- Gives a behind-the-scenes look at the process of film composition and how composers interact with other professionals
Series Description
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible.
Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library.
Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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