Silent Film Sound (Film and Culture Series)
Weighty and ambitious....This thoroughly researched and copiously illustrated book is recommended for large libraries and all cinema collections.(Roy LiebmanLibrary Journal)Silent Film Soundis a bible of reference information and vintage photos.(Bookwatch1900-01-00)Edison's pioneering work...is given a large amount of space in a fascinating new book.(Steve RammGroove Magazine)Rather than reinventing the wheel or allowing for too many examples in his analysis, Altman successfully dispels notions of a homogenous turn-of-the-century soundscape and interweaves salient but ignored aspects of early cinema and its coinciding entertainments...Highly recommended.(Choice)A magisterial effort of a type rarely seen in cinema today... Altman's history is precise, reflective, and human.(Cinemas Journal1900-01-00)Rick Altman'sSilent Film Soundis revisionist film history at its best.(Marshall DeutelbaumNew Review of Film and Television)Nothing short of a classic, definitive work.(Jacob SmithNineteenth Century Theatre and Film1900-01-00)A major contribution to the history of early cinema.(American Studies1900-01-00)His groundbreaking, encyclopedic book represents a crucial contribution to the scholarly understanding not only of early film sound, but also of the full range of film history.(Kecia D. McBrideFilm Criticism1900-01-00)Rick Altman has given us a magnum opus... a stunningly original work of film history.(Tom GunningFilm Quarterly1900-01-00)[A] majestic book... Readable as the most complete account of early American cinema.(Dana PolanScreening The Past)Silent Film Soundis a superb contribution to many scholarly fields in addition to film history, including musicology, media studies, sound studies and American history.(Katherine SpringFilm International1900-01-00)Silent Film Soundis a top pick for any serious college-level film library.(California Bookwatch1900-01-00)