{"product_id":"after-the-silents-michael-slowik-9780231165839","title":"After the Silents: Hollywood Film Music in the Early Sound Era, 1926-1934","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany believe Max Steiner's score for \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) was the first important attempt at integrating background music into sound film, but a closer look at the industry's early sound era (1926-1934) reveals a more extended and fascinating story. Viewing more than two hundred films from the period, Michael Slowik launches the first comprehensive study of a long-neglected phase in Hollywood's initial development, recasting the history of film sound and its relationship to the \"Golden Age\" of film music (1935-1950). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSlowik follows filmmakers' shifting combinations of sound and image, recapturing the volatility of this era and the variety of film music strategies that were tested, abandoned, and kept. He explores early film music experiments and accompaniment practices in opera, melodrama, musicals, radio, and silent films and discusses the impact of the advent of synchronized dialogue. He concludes with a reassessment of \u003ci\u003eKing Kong\u003c\/i\u003e and its groundbreaking approach to film music, challenging the film's place and importance in the timeline of sound achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Slowik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231165838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231165839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1509","brand":"Michael Slowik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119481483519,"sku":"9780231165839","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13d272df-7c61-424e-bf6d-79b2a36ae640.jpg?v=1687409582","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-silents-michael-slowik-9780231165839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}