Publication

2000-04-20 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

136,000 words, Guess

Page Count

544 pages

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  • Library of Congress Control Number98042710
  • Goodreads1521647
  • LibraryThing2501343

Classifications

  • LCCML128.M7M3 2000

Description

"Here, film scholar Clifford McCarty has attempted to identify every known composer who wrote background musical scores for films in the United States between 1911 and 1970. With information on roughly 20,000 films, the book is an essential tool for serious students of film and a treasure trove for film fans. It spans all types of American films, from features, shorts, cartoons, and documentaries to nontheatrical works, avant-garde films, and even trailers.". "The book documents the work of more than 1,500 composers, from Robert Abramson to Josiah Zuro, including the first to score an American film, Walter C. Simon. It includes not only Hollywood professionals but also many composers of concert music - as well as popular music and other genres - whose cinematic work has never before been fully catalogued. The book also features an index that lets readers quickly find the composer for any American film through 1970."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

English composer of many films since 1950.

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  • Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970Oxford University Press, USA2000-04-20

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