Hearing the movies : music and sound in film history / James Buhler, the University of Texas at Austin, David Neumeyer, the University of Texas at Austin.
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, space, and time: concepts and terminology -- Music and the sound track: from the beginning to 1975. From 1895 to 1929: music and sound in early film -- From 1926-1932: the transition to sound film -- The Broadway Melody, Gold Diggers of 1933, and Le Million: runtime segmentation and scene analysis -- From 1932 to 1950: music and the sound track in the classical studio era -- Mildred Pierce: writing about film sound and music -- From 1950 to 1975: the stereo sound track and the post-classical era -- Music and film form in the post-classical era -- Music and the sound track: 1975 to the present. From 1975 to 2000: the new Hollywood, dolby stereo, and the emergence of sound design -- Music and film form in the new Hollywood -- Music and film sound since 2000 -- Music and film form since 2000 -- Writing about film music: interpretation.
Summary:
Hearing the Movies, Second Edition, combines a historical and chronological approach to the study of film music and sound with an emphasis on building listening skills. Through engaging, accessible analyses and exercises, the book covers all aspects of the subject, including how a soundtrack is assembled to accompany the visual content, how music enhances the form and style of key film genres, and how technology has influenced the changing landscape of film music [Publisher description]
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.