Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film (Wisconsin Studies in Film)

Author: Kalinak, Kathryn

Brand: University of Wisconsin Press

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 256

Details: Beginning with the earliest experiments in musical accompaniment carried out in the Edison Laboratories, Kathryn Kalinak uses archival material to outline the history of American music and film. Focusing on the scores of several key composers of the sound era, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Captain Blood, Max Steiner’s The Informer, Bernard Herrmann’s The Magnificent Ambersons, and David Raksin’s Laura, Kalinak concludes that classical scoring conventions were designed to ensure the dominance of narrative exposition. Her analyses of contemporary work such as John Williams’ The Empire Strikes Back and Basil Poledouris’ RoboCop demonstrate how the traditions of the classical era continue to influence scoring practices today.

EAN: 9780299133641

Release Date: 15-12-1992

Languages: English

Item Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has light wear from use. The pages look good with light wear and no marks.

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Paperback

PartNumber: 29 illustrations, 19 musical examples