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Very Short Introduction takes the reader behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music and the theories behind why it works. The updated second edition includes the music from film industries in Africa, Asia and South Asia, and Latin America, and the stories of musicians from previously under-represented groups.
List of contents
- Preface
- List of illustrations
- 1 What does film music do?
- 2 How does film music work?
- 3 Why does film music work?
- 4 A history of film music I: 1894--1927
- 5 A history of film music II: 1927--1970
- 6 A history of film music III: 1970--2021
- 7 Composers and their craft
- Conclusion
- References
- Further Reading
- Recommended Viewing
- Index
About the author
Kathryn Kalinak is Professor of Film Studies, Rhode Island College. She is the author of numerous books on film music, including Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film (1992); How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford (2007); Film Music: A Very Short Introduction (2010), translated into multiple languages, and Richard Hageman: From Holland to Hollywood (2020, co-authored with Nico de Villiers and Asing Walthaus).
Summary
This Very Short Introduction takes the reader behind the scenes to understand both the practical aspects of film music and the theories behind why it works. The updated second edition includes the music from film industries in Africa, Asia and South Asia, and Latin America, and the stories of musicians from previously under-represented groups.
