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This book celebrates the rich history behind all these views.
Who have been the most influential composers and who have they influenced? Which scores have best served a film and why? What have been the historical, social, and technological changes that have affected the industry? This book addresses all these points in a chronological examination of this much-maligned art form.
From Ben Hur to Star Wars and Psycho to Scream, film music has played an essential role in such genre-defining classics. Making us laugh, cry, and jump with fright, it's the manipulative tool directors cannot do without.
There are many differing approaches and opinions about what achieves a desired emotional effect, with composers always hunting a golden rulebook of tricks they can employ. This isn't that particular book.
What's in it? The turbulent history, the ever-changing craft, the reclusive or limelight-loving superstars, the enthusiastic world of fandom surrounding it, and the best way to build a collection. It's all streamlined into a user-friendly guide for buffs and novices alike.
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Second, it short. 90 pages only.
And for me, it spends too much time talking about the music of the "Golden Age", and beyond. But a good treatment of the early days of film music if you like that thing.
I think perhaps he tries to cover too much, and so can't quite cover any of it well enough.
Reasonably entertaining read for a film music fan though.
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