A history of film music by Russell Lack which examines the development of film music aesthetics and recording technology since the beginning of cinema. The book uses approaches from musicology, philosophy and psychology to consider music's emotional affect on the film audience. There are sections on music in the silent era discussing recorded sound, non-musical soundtracks, scores and the presentation of music in this period. The section on the sound era looks at the emotional impact of film music, the evolution of music conventions in film, filmed musical performances, the use of pop song, orchestral music, copyrights, scoring and the development of technologies.
Item number | 69677 |
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Category | Book |
Type | Film Music |
Language | English |
Country of origin | UK |
Related people | Russell Lack |