After the Silents: Hollywood Film Music in the Early Sound Era, 1926-1934

by Michael Slowik

Book Overview

Many believe Max Steiner's score for King Kong (1933) was the first important attempt at integrating background music into sound film, but a closer look at the industry's early sound era (1926-1934) reveals a more extended and fascinating story. Viewing more than two hundred films from the period, Michael Slowik launches the first comprehensive study of a long-neglected phase in Hollywood's initial development, recasting the history of film...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231165838
• ISBN13: 9780231165839
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher