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Author Morricone, Ennio.

Title Composing for the cinema : the theory and praxis of music in film / Ennio Morricone and Sergio Miceli ; translated by Gillian B. Anderson.

Imprint Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2013
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 Rathmines Lending  781.31542 MOR    AVAILABLE
ISBN 9780810892415 (pbk.)
0810892413 (pbk.)
9780810892408 (hbk.)
Description 311 p. ; 23 cm
Bibliog. Includes filmography, bibliographical references and index.
Note Translation of: Morricone, Ennio. Comporre per il cinema, 2001.
Contents Introduction : The composer in the cinema -- Audiovisual analysis, part I -- Production procedures -- Audiovisual analysis, part II: Elements for the definition of a film-musicl dramaturgy -- Premix and final mix: The recording and sound design -- Compositional elements: Timbre, use of themes, characteristic stylistic features, and combinations of styles -- Questions and answers -- Appendix 1: Composing for the cinema: a manifesto -- Appendix 2: Writing for the cinema: aspects and problems of a compositional activity of our time.
Summary A series of lectures on the composition and analysis of film music. Adapted from several lectures and seminars, these lessons show how sound design can be analyzed and offer a variety of musical solutions to many different kinds of film.
Subject Motion picture music -- Instruction and study.
Composition (Music)
Alt Author Miceli, Sergio, 1944-
Anderson, Gillian B., 1943-
Alt Title Comporre per il cinema. English