The Art of Film Music

by George Burt

Book Overview

Music is a key element in narrative cinema. The film score offers important clues about characters and situations and gives illusion of continuity to otherwise disparate images. The Art of Film Music draws on conversations with Hollywood's leading composers as well as author George Burt's own experience composing for the screen to provide a useful, fascinating guide to creating music for dramatic films.

Burt explores music's significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555532705
• ISBN13: 9781555532703
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher