The third volume of film music information (the first two being Film Music: From Violins to Video and Keeping Score), this compilation of film and television productions and the composers of their musical scores has become the handiest reference source in the film field. The reader and researcher can find the musical score by checking the composer's name, the title of the film, or the year of the film's release. Additions and corrections from the previous editions are included, and all three volumes are the same size and format. The three volumes cover the film and television music field from 1986 to 1988 and include a discography of scores by H. Steven Wright, music librarian at Northern Illinois University.

Keeping Score

Arts & Photography

H. Stephen Wright

James L. Limbacher

Music

Scarecrow Press

Film Music at the Piano is an index to film and television music that has been arranged for solo piano. It covers music from 655 film scores—from Captain Blood (1935) to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)—published in 240 anthologies and collections of music from 1940 to 2002. Printed versions of instrumental film scores can be quite difficult to find, and in many cases the arrangements cited are the only available printed manifestations of their respective scores. Virtually every major film composer is represented, including Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bernard Hermann, Jerry Goldsmith, and John Williams. The work is arranged by title (film or television program title); a list of available score excerpts follows each title, with full bibliographic citations provided. Composer names and film release dates (or dates of broadcast for television programs) are also provided. Film Music at the Piano also includes a composer index and an index by excerpt title, so that people seeking "Yoda's Theme," for example, are quickly directed to the entry for The Empire Strikes Back. This is an invaluable aid for library patrons seeking piano arrangements of film scores and television themes for performance, scholarly purposes, or personal enjoyment. The work is designed to be of immediate practical use; every anthology and collection cited is available in a public or academic library.

Film Music at the Piano: An Index to Piano Arrangements of Instrumental Film and Television Music in Anthologies and Collections

Unlike traditional music, film music sources are often difficult to locate and do not follow the patterns that researchers are trained to identify. Although there have been several self-described introductions to the field and articles that summarize the problems and state of research, there is no resource that gathers together all of the basic information that is vital to film music research. In this volume, Jeannie Gayle Pool and H. Stephen Wright address the difficulties scholars encounter when conducting research on film and television music.Intended as a guide for scholars and researchers in navigating the complex world of film and television music, this book provides a detailed taxonomy of film music primary sources and explains how to find and interpret them. The authors tackle the problems of determining film score authorship and working with recordings of film music. A bibliographic essay summarizes the major works and trends in film music research and provides clear pointers to the most important resources in the field. An up-to-date guide to important collections of film music sources and other research materials is also included. Designed to clarify the nature of film music source materials and how they are generated, A Research Guide to Film and Television Music in the United States provides clear signposts for scholars and identifies opportunities for further research.

A Research Guide to Film and Television Music in the United States

Humor & Entertainment

Jeannie Gayle Pool

Movies

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