Hearing the movies : music and sound in film history /

Features: * Detailed sample analyses with timings describe the function of sound and music in individual scenes * Extended exercises suggest tools for basic analysis of the soundtrack * Interludes at the ends of Parts I and II offer guidelines for writing about films in terms of their sound and musi...

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Main Authors: Buhler, James, 1964- (Author), Deemer, Rob (Author), Neumeyer, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010
New York : 2010
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Table of Contents:
  • The sound track and film narrative : basic terms and concepts. The sound track and narrative ; The musicality of the sound track : concepts and terminology ; Music, sound and the space of narrative : concepts and terminology ; Music, sound and time ; Writing about film sound : analysis and description
  • Music, film form, and film style. Music in film form ; Music in main-title and end-credit sequences ; Music in performance and montage scenes ; Film style and the sound track ; Music in character and action scenes ; Writing about film music : interpretation
  • The sound track : a technological history. Music and sound in the silent era (1895-1929) ; The transition to sound film (1926-1932) ; Music and the sound track in the classical studio era ; The stereo sound track and the post-classical era (1950-1975) ; The new Hollywood, Dolby stereo, and the emergence of sound design (1975-2000) ; Music and film sound today
  • Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 The Sound Track and Narrative
  • Ch. 2 The Musicality of the Sound Track: Concepts and Terminology
  • Ch. 3 Music, Sound, and the Space of Narrative: Concepts and Terminology
  • Ch. 4 Music, Sound, and Time
  • Interlude Writing About Film Sound: Analysis and Description
  • Ch. 5 Music in Film Form
  • Ch. 6 Music in Main-Title and End-Credit Sequences
  • Ch. 7 Music in Performance and Montage Scenes
  • Ch. 8 Film Style and the Sound Track
  • Ch. 9 Music in Character and Action Scenes
  • Interlude. Writing About Film Music: Interpretation
  • Ch. 10 Music and Sound in the Silent Era (1895-1929)
  • Ch. 11 The Transition to Sound Film (1926-1932)
  • Ch. 12 Music and the Sound Track in the Classical Studio Era
  • Ch. 13 The Stereo Sound Track and the Post-Classical Era (1950-1975)
  • Ch. 14 The New Hollywood, Dolby Stereo, and the Emergence of Sound Design (1975-2000)
  • Ch. 15 Music and Film Sound Today.
  • Ch. 1 Sound Track and Narrative
  • Ch. 2 Musicality of the Sound Track: Concepts and Terminology
  • Ch. 3 Music, Sound, and the Space of Narrative: Concepts and Terminology
  • Ch. 4 Music, Sound, and Time
  • Interlude Writing About Film Sound: Analysis and Description
  • Ch. 5 Music in Film Form
  • Ch. 6 Music in Main-Title and End-Credit Sequences
  • Ch. 7 Music in Performance and Montage Scenes
  • Ch. 8 Film Style and the Sound Track
  • Ch. 9 Music in Character and Action Scenes
  • Interlude. Writing About Film Music: Interpretation
  • Ch. 10 Music and Sound in the Silent Era (1895-1929)
  • Ch. 11 Transition to Sound Film (1926-1932)
  • Ch. 12 Music and the Sound Track in the Classical Studio Era
  • Ch. 13 Stereo Sound Track and the Post-Classical Era (1950-1975)
  • Ch. 14 New Hollywood, Dolby Stereo, and the Emergence of Sound Design (1975-2000)
  • Ch. 15 Music and Film Sound Today.