The art of film music : special emphasis on Hugo Friedhofer, Alex North, David Raksin, Leonard Rosenman /
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| Author / Creator: | Burt, George |
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| Imprint: | Boston : Northeastern University Press, c1994. |
| Description: | xi, 266 p. : music ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1592560 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The Story's the Thing. Music's Vital Role. Should Film Music Be Heard? The Contrapuntal Aspect. The Associative Power of Music
- Ch. 2. Characterization. Individual People. Groups of People. Symbolic Meanings. The Emotional Context. Ambient Time and Place. Source of Music
- Ch. 3. Emphasizing the Dramatic Line. Musical Accents. The Missing Beat or Pulse. Pacing
- Ch. 4. The Sequence as a Unit. The Best Years of Our Lives: Homecoming Scene. Laura: Apartment Scene. East of Eden: Climactic Scene
- Ch. 5. The Sound and Function of Silence: When Music Is Absent. Matter-of-Fact Dialogue. Psychological Containment. Acoustic Space. Moments of Anguish. The Telling Quality of Ambient Sound. The Question of Realism
- Ch. 6. Practical Matters and the Human Element. The Spotting Process. Timings. Synchronization. Generalized Compositional Approaches. Orchestration and the Orchestra. The Synthesizer. Music Mix and Dubbing.