The Sound of Cinema: Hollywood Film Music from the Silents to the Present
While some film scores crash through theater speakers to claim their place in memory, others are more unassuming. Either way, a film's score is integral to successful world building. This book lifts the curtain on the elusive yet thrilling art form, examining the birth of the Hollywood film score, its turbulent evolution throughout the decades and the multidimensional challenges to musicians that lie ahead.

The history of the film score is illuminated by extraordinary talents (like John Williams, Hans Zimmer and countless others). Beginning with vaudeville and silent cinema, chapters explore the wonders of early pioneers like Max Steiner and Bernard Herrmann, and continue through the careers of other soundtrack titans. Leading Hollywood film composers offer in this book fascinating perspectives on the art of film music composition, its ongoing relevance and its astonishing ability to enhance a filmmaker's vision.

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The Sound of Cinema: Hollywood Film Music from the Silents to the Present
While some film scores crash through theater speakers to claim their place in memory, others are more unassuming. Either way, a film's score is integral to successful world building. This book lifts the curtain on the elusive yet thrilling art form, examining the birth of the Hollywood film score, its turbulent evolution throughout the decades and the multidimensional challenges to musicians that lie ahead.

The history of the film score is illuminated by extraordinary talents (like John Williams, Hans Zimmer and countless others). Beginning with vaudeville and silent cinema, chapters explore the wonders of early pioneers like Max Steiner and Bernard Herrmann, and continue through the careers of other soundtrack titans. Leading Hollywood film composers offer in this book fascinating perspectives on the art of film music composition, its ongoing relevance and its astonishing ability to enhance a filmmaker's vision.

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The Sound of Cinema: Hollywood Film Music from the Silents to the Present

by Sean Wilson
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The Sound of Cinema: Hollywood Film Music from the Silents to the Present

by Sean Wilson

Overview

While some film scores crash through theater speakers to claim their place in memory, others are more unassuming. Either way, a film's score is integral to successful world building. This book lifts the curtain on the elusive yet thrilling art form, examining the birth of the Hollywood film score, its turbulent evolution throughout the decades and the multidimensional challenges to musicians that lie ahead.

The history of the film score is illuminated by extraordinary talents (like John Williams, Hans Zimmer and countless others). Beginning with vaudeville and silent cinema, chapters explore the wonders of early pioneers like Max Steiner and Bernard Herrmann, and continue through the careers of other soundtrack titans. Leading Hollywood film composers offer in this book fascinating perspectives on the art of film music composition, its ongoing relevance and its astonishing ability to enhance a filmmaker's vision.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476687575
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 05/04/2022
Pages: 275
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Sean Wilson is a digital soundtrack journalist with extensive experience writing for Cineworld Cinemas, Composer Magazine, Den of Geek, Flickering Myth and HeyUGuys. Based in Bristol, southwest UK, he has conducted numerous interviews with many of Hollywood's most accomplished film composers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Foreword: What Constitutes a Great Film Score? Anion Warmann 1

Preface 3

1 Tremolo: The Onset of Film Music 5

2 Forte: The Romantic Era Takes Shape 28

3 Glissando: Jazz, Rock and Roll and the Slide Towards Experimenialism 69

4 Allegro: Star Wars and the Resurgence of the Symphonic Score 109

5 Atonal: The Role of Film Music in the Era of Franchising 156

6 Dissonance: Gender Disparity, Temp Scores and Rejected Scores 200

Coda: The Future of Hollywood Film Scoring 223

Chapter Notes 235

Bibliography 251

Index 259

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