Film and Television Scores, 1950-1979
A Critical Survey by Genre
Kristopher
Spencer
ISBN
978-0-7864-3682-8
148 photos, bibliography, index
376pp.
softcover
2008
Temporarily out of stock while McFarland awaits the reprint - accepting backorders
Description
Hollywood film scores underwent a supersonic transformation from the 1950s through the 1970s. This genre-by-genre overview of film and television soundtrack music covers a period of tremendous artistic and commercial development in the medium. Film and television composers bypassed the classical tradition favored by earlier screen composers to experiment with jazz, rock, funk and avant-garde styles. This bold approach brought a rich variety to film and television productions that often took on a life of its own through records and CDs. From Bernard Herrmann to Ennio Morricone, the composers of the "Silver Age" changed the way movie music was made, used, and heard. The book contains more than 100 promotional film stills and soundtrack cover art images.
About the Author
Kristopher Spencer is the founder of ScoreBaby.com, and resides in Royal Oak, Michigan. Spencer blogs at http://silver-age-soundtrax.blogspot.com/
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"valuable...fascinating, informative, and illuminating reads"--Soundtrax
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