The Art of Film Music

The Art of Film Music
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Music is a key element in narrative cinema. The film score offers important clues about characters and situations and gives illusion of continuity to otherwise disparate images. The Art of Film Music draws on conversations with Hollywoodâ€™s leading composers as well as author George Burtâ€™s own experience composing for the screen to provide a useful, fascinating guide to creating music for dramatic films.

Burt explores musicâ€™s significant role and powerful effect by analyzing several scenes in classic films produced from the 1930s through the 1980s. His thorough examination of the practical and aesthetic aspects of scoring a film is richly illustrated by the personal perspectives of such renowned composers as Hugo Friedhofer, Alex North, David Raksin, and Leonard Rosenman.

The volume features a penetrating discussion of the landmark scores from key scenes in The Best Years of Our Lives, Laura, and East of Eden. It also offers a technical guide to composing film music, explaining the spotting process, timing, synchronization, and general approaches to composition. In addition, numerous musical examples from films as far-ranging as High Noon and Whoâ€™s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?, as well as a glossary of musical terms, are included.
Country USA
Brand Northeastern University Press
Manufacturer Northeastern University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781555532703
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Northeastern University Press
Manufacturer	Northeastern University Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781555532703
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Art of Film Music

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