Film music is as old as cinema itself. Years before synchronized sound became the norm, projected moving images were shown to musical accompaniment, whether per

Film is considered to be the dominant art form of the twentieth century. It can be considered many other things; a record of events, a modern mythology, a caree

"Film Music: A Very Short Introduction focuses on the most central issues in the practice of film music. What is film music? How is it composed? How does film m

This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focussing not only on dom

The rich and deeply moving sounds of film music are as old as cinema itself. Even the very first projected moving images were accompanied by music in many place