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The Encyclopedia of Film Composers

Thomas S. Hischak

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Description: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 composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music is an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other composers offered more memorable scores, and some musicians—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. While much has been written about the top twenty or thirty movie composers, there are hundreds of others who have contributed significantly to the art of screen music.The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries for more than 250 famous and little-known movie composers from around the world. This encyclopedia not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses their music in detail. The selected composers range from the days of silent films when music scores were performed by orchestras in movie palaces to today with synthesized and electronic music being used in film scoring. Each entry contains the following information:·Biographical material·Important dates·Career highlights·Analysis of the composer’s musical style·Complete list of movie creditsThis book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for the movies over the past 100 years. In addition to featuring composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those wanting to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores over the last several decades.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. To get started finding The Encyclopedia of Film Composers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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 composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music is an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments and some of the greatest names in film music emerged during Hollywood’s Golden Age, including Alfred Newman, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, and Bernard Herrmann. Over the decades, other composers offered more memorable scores, and some musicians—such as Henry Mancini, Randy Newman, and John Williams—have become household names. While much has been written about the top twenty or thirty movie composers, there are hundreds of others who have contributed significantly to the art of screen music.The Encyclopedia of Film Composers features entries for more than 250 famous and little-known movie composers from around the world. This encyclopedia not only provides facts about these artists but also explains what makes each composer notable and discusses their music in detail. The selected composers range from the days of silent films when music scores were performed by orchestras in movie palaces to today with synthesized and electronic music being used in film scoring. Each entry contains the following information:·Biographical material·Important dates·Career highlights·Analysis of the composer’s musical style·Complete list of movie creditsThis book brings recognition to the many men and women who have written music for the movies over the past 100 years. In addition to featuring composers from the United States and Great Britain, artists from dozens of other countries are also represented. A rich resource of movie music history, The Encyclopedia of Film Composers will be of interest to fans of cinema in general as well as those wanting to learn more about the many talented individuals who have created memorable scores over the last several decades.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. To get started finding The Encyclopedia of Film Composers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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