For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a
Offers background information and commentary on 1,200 popular songs from a variety of styles and genres written between the mid-nineteenth century and the mid-t
A list of some 10,000 pieces (titles, composers, and publishers) organized by theme; with brief introductory discussion on putting together an orchestra, organi
Musicians, both fictional and real, have long been subjects of cinema. From biopics of composers Beethoven and Mozart to the rise (and often fall) of imaginary
This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focussing not only on dom