The Hollywood Film Music Reader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195331196)

A rich and informative look at the experiences of composers working under high pressure in the US film industry, The Hollywood Film Music Reader brings readers from film's earliest days to the modern blockbuster era. Beginning with the origins of movie music in the heyday of silent film, the book traces film music's progress through Hollywood's so-called Golden Age to changes in musical styles and working practices from the 1960s to the present. Also included are vivid first-hand accounts from composers such as George Antheil, Elmer Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Adolph Deutsch, Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, Henry Mancini, Thomas Newman, André Previn, David Raksin, Miklós Rózsa, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Franz Waxman, and John Williams, along with testimonies from composers working in animation and documentary film. The book concludes with a section of criticism and commentary, including an essay on film music by Sidney Lumet and Igor Stravinsky's provocative views on the subject.

Author: Mervyn Cooke
ISBN-10: 0195331192
ISBN-13: 9780195331196
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2010
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2011