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Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music

By Royal S. Brown

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1994
ISBN
0520085442, 9780520085442
LCC
ML2075 .B76 1994
Open Library ID
OL1434980M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4285467 bytes)
Edition
2nd Printing
Pages
465\465
Topic
Art Music: Guitar
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Since the days of silent films, music has been integral to the cinematic experience, serving, variously, to allay audiences' fears of the dark and to heighten a film's emotional impact. Yet viewers are often unaware of its presence. In this bold, insightful book, film and music scholar and critic Royal S. Brown invites readers not only to "hear" the film score, but to understand it in relation to what they "see."Unlike earlier books, which offered historical, technical, and sociopolitical analyses, Overtones and Undertones draws on film, music, and narrative theory to provide the first comprehensive aesthetics of film music. Focusing on how the film/score interaction influences our response to cinematic situations, Brown traces the history of film music from its beginnings, covering both American and European cinema. At the heart of his book are close readings of several of the best film/score interactions, including Psycho, Laura, The Sea Hawk, Double Indemnity, and Pierrot le Fou. In revealing interviews with Bernard Herrmann, Mikl?s R?sza, Henry Mancini, and others, Brown also allows the composers to speak for themselves. A complete discography and bibliography conclude the volume.

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