| Description |
x, 288 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Film and culture
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Film and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index. |
| Contents |
Did they mention the music? : toward a theory of popular film music. The composer as tunesmith : the pop score as pop music ; Putting the buzz in the eardrum : the pop score as accessible -- Banking on film music : structural interactions of the film and record industries. Creating kingdoms of song : the film and music industries unite ; Establishing a "sound track" record : the majors and their record subsidiaries -- Sharps, flats, and dollar signs : cross-promotion and the market for film music. From Mantovani to the Beatles : changing the market for film music ; Music sells movies or movies sell music? : early approaches to promoting film music on records -- My huckleberry friend : Mancini, Moon River, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Mancini's Le jazz hot : putting some swing in cinema ; That money-making Moon River sound : Mancini and the pop song ; Chasing the same rainbow's end : the meaning and narrative function of Moon River -- The Midas touch : John Barry and Goldfinger. Creating a Bond market : selling John Barry's soundtracks and theme songs ; A spider's touch : music and characterization in Goldfinger -- Every gun makes its own tune : Ennio Morricone, The good, the bad, and the ugly, and "l'esthétique du Scopitone." A fistful of vinyl : Ennio Morricone and the record industry ; The ecstasy of gold (records) : Leone's image, Morricone's sound -- The sounds of commerce : Sixties pop songs and the compilation score. The historical sources and reception of the compilation score ; The forms and functions of the compilation score ; Rock and roll is here to stay : the case of American graffiti -- Pretty women and dead presidents : theme songs and soundtrack albums after 1975. Structural interactions of the record and film industries after 1975 ; Contemporary trends in film and music cross-promotion ; The music supervisor ; Patterns of thematic organization in contemporary film music. |
| Subject |
Motion picture music -- Economic aspects.
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Motion picture music -- Economic aspects. |
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Motion picture music. |
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Music trade -- United States.
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Music trade. |
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United States. |
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Motion picture music -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
0231108621 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780231108621 cloth alkaline paper |
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023110863X paperback alkaline paper |
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9780231108638 paperback alkaline paper |
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