Book description
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…
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1 author picked Hearing the Movies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Buhler and Neumeyer’s book is the most comprehensive introduction to film music. While it is meant primarily as a course textbook, it isn’t written in dull texbook-ese; rather, it is readable and engaging.
The authors include chapters on film music history, aesthetics, and theory, drawing from a wide range of films from all over the world. Historical developments and theoretical concepts are described with detailed close readings of various film scenes so that even the tricker ideas are easy to follow through the examples.
The authors will get you interested in all sorts of films you probably weren’t familiar with…
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