The Technique of Film Music

Year: 1980
Place: London - New York
Publisher: Focal Press
Edition: reprint of revised edition
Language: English
Pages: 312
Condition: VG
Cover condition: G
Binding: HC

Revised and enlarged by Richard Arnell and Peter Day.

CONTENTS:

Introduction to First Edition 7

Introduction to Second Edition 11

Acknowledgements 13

1. MUSIC AND THE SILENT FILM
Music and the Drama 15
The Early Cinema 19
The Special Relationship between Music and the Silent Film 21
Musical Arrangement and Special Scores 24
Music in the Film Studios 28

2. MUSIC IN THE EARLY SOUND FILM
The First Use of Sound 31
The Early Development of the Musical Film 36
The Animated Film 39
The Dramatic Film 45
The Documentary and the Avant-garde Film 46
The Idea of Music in Films 49
The Rise of the Symphonic Score in Films 53

3. THE FUNCTION OF MUSIC IN THE SOUND FILM
The Full Range of the Sound Track: Effects and Dialogue 63
Performed Music: Filmed Opera and Ballet 66
Notable Opera and Ballet Films since 1957 71
Performed Music: Filmed Concert and Cabaret 73
Filmed Lives of the Composers 78
The Musical 82
Functional Music 87
(i) Music and Action 90
(ii) Scenic and Place Music 108
(iii) Period and Pageant Music 126
(iv) Music for Dramatic Tension 135
(v) Comedy Music 150
(vi) Music for Human Emotion 159
(vii) Music in Animated and Specialized Films 170
(viii) Music in Animation 1955-1972 194
(ix) Independent and Avant-garde Films 196

4. THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND THE SOUND RECORDIST
The Function of the Music Director 199
Procedure in Hollywood 204
The Development of Modern Recording Practice 206

5. THE COMPOSER'S VIEW 219
Further Points of View 233

6. FOUR FILMS SINCE 1955 245
The Devils 246
2001: A Space Odyssey 253
Second Best 254
Zabriskie Point 260

APPENDICES: 
An Outline History of Film Music 265
Film Music Criticism 287
Select Bibliography 291

INDEX 303.