| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xxviii, 628 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Exploring film and music. Drama and film ; Elements of music ; Listening to film music ; Forerunners of film music -- Part 2. The silent film era, 1895-1929. A new art form ; The foundations of modern filmmaking ; Breaking the sound barrier ; Europe after World War I -- Part 3. The golden age of sound, 1929-1943. The classical Hollywood film score ; Lighter musical scores; Hollywood and World War II ; International filmmaking : a golden age interrupted -- Part 4. New challenges for Hollywood, 1944-1959. The postwar years ; Expanding modern music, 1951-1959 ; Country, rock, and all that jazz ; The revitalization of international filmmaking -- Part 5. The new cinema, 1960-1974. The tumultuous '60s ; The rockin' '60s ; Emerging from the crisis years ; The new wave and world cinema -- Part 6. Synthesizing the past and exploring the new, 1975-1988. The return of the classical score ; Alternatives to the symphonic score ; Box office vs. critics ; Global views of the past and present, 1975-1988 -- Part 7. Fin de siècle, 1989-2000. Historical films ; Life in America ; Animations, comedies, romances, and fantasies ; World cinema after the Cold War -- Part 8. The new millennium, 2001-2016. Blockbuster fantasies and adventures ; Seeking heroes, real and imagined ; Animations, musicals, and dramas ; International films achieve parity -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
FILMS, CINEMA. Reel Music, revised for a new generation of movie lovers, tells the story of film music through iconic scenes. The Second Edition features more in-depth exploration of international films-from classics like Seven Samurai to more recent works like Run Lola Run-as well as new suggestions for activities and classroom discussion, and even more Viewer Guides, which show how film music functions moment-by-moment. |
| Subject |
Motion picture music -- History and criticism.
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Motion picture music. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| ISBN |
0393937666 (paperback) |
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9780393937664 (paperback) |
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