Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History - Softcover

Buhler, Associate Professor Of Music Theory James; Neumeyer, Professor Of Music Theory David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199987718 ISBN 13: 9780199987719

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2015

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"This text is a great achievement and fills a large gap in textbooks for film music courses. There aren't any other textbooks that even approach its breadth and level of sophistication."-Matthew McDonald, Northeastern University

"It's really impressive in scope and style-a total rethinking of the approach to the film music course, with excellent illustrations and background research. Applause to everybody involved."-Donald Meyer, Lake Forest College

"I am very impressed with this book and its depth of coverage; it is by far the most thoughtful of the film music texts that I have encountered."-J. Drew Stephen, The University of Texas at San Antonio

About the Author:

James Buhler is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Texas, Austin, and has written extensively on film sound.

David P. Neumeyer is the Marlene and Morton Meyerson Professor of Music and Professor of Music Theory at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Film Music Studies (2014), and co-editor, with James Buhler, of Music and Cinema (Wesleyan University Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0199987718
• ISBN 13: 9780199987719
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 592