Book description
For half a century, Alfred Hitchcock created films full of gripping and memorable music. Over his long career he presided over more musical styles than any director in history and ultimately changed how we think about film music. This book is the first to fully explore the essential role music…
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1 author picked Hitchcock's Music as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Music is essential to the meaning of film, and I couldn’t get enough of this book.
Despite its narrower focus, it is a superior work, on a level with the best Hitchcock volumes. If music and film interest you, you will benefit from it. Moreover, Sullivan covers almost half of Hitchcock’s more than 50 films.
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