Title: Film music : a very short introduction /
Authors: Kalinak, Kathryn Marie, 1952-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Motion picture music History and criticism.
Abstract: This title provides a lucid, accessible, and engaging overview of the subject of film music. Beginning with an analysis of the music from a well-known sequence in the film 'Reservoir Dogs' the book focuses on the most central issues in the practice of film music.
Contents: What does film music do? -- How does film music work? -- Why does film music work? -- A history of film music I : 1895-1927 -- A history of film music II : 1927-1960 -- A history of film music III : 1960-present -- Composers and their craft.