Film music: a very short introduction

The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The first projected moving images were accompanied by music through a variety of performers - from single piano players to small orchestras - that brought images to life. Film music has since become its own industry, an aesthetic...

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Main Author: Kalinak, Kathryn Marie 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2023
Edition:Second edition
Series:Very short introductions
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema. The first projected moving images were accompanied by music through a variety of performers - from single piano players to small orchestras - that brought images to life. Film music has since become its own industry, an aesthetic platform for expressing creative visions, and a commercial vehicle for growing musical stars of all varieties. In this 'Very Short Introduction', Kathryn Kalinak takes readers behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music - what it is and how it is composed - and the theories that have been developed to explain why film music works
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2023. - Previous edition: 2010. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197628065
DOI:10.1093/actrade/9780197628034.001.0001

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