Music and Mythmaking in Film

Music and Mythmaking in Film
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9780786431908
ISBN-13 : 0786431903
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Book Synopsis Music and Mythmaking in Film by : Timothy E. Scheurer

Download or read book Music and Mythmaking in Film written by Timothy E. Scheurer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-12-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work studies the conventions of music scoring in major film genres (e.g., science fiction, hardboiled detective, horror, historical romance, western), focusing on the artistic and technical methods that modern composers employ to underscore and accompany the visual events. Each chapter begins with an analysis of the major narrative and scoring conventions of a particular genre and concludes with an in-depth analysis of two film examples from different time periods. Several photographic stills and sheet music excerpts are included throughout the work, along with a select bibliography and discography.


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