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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jan G Swynnoe |
| ISBN: | 0851158625 9780851158624 |
| OCLC Number: | 47893190 |
| Description: | xvii, 243 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Differences between British and American films: a historical perspective -- Formulae in the classical Hollywood score -- A comparison between British and American composers in their approach to film scoring -- British composers' use of themes for narrative development -- Arnold Bax's musico-dramatic treatment of Oliver Twist -- Three other first attempts at feature-film scoring: 49th Parallel, The Halfway House and Blue Scar -- Dialogue scoring of British films of the 1930s -- The impact of the Second World War on British films, and developments in dialogue scoring in the 1940s -- A look at some British films scored by foreign composers -- The decline of British cinema in the 1950s, and the consequences for British film scores -- The author in conversation with Roy Douglas, 4 August 1993 -- 'The True Story of The Warsaw Concerto', by Roy Douglas -- Interview with Doreen Carwithen, 2 July 1997. |
| Responsibility: | Jan G. Swynnoe. |
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This acute and entertaining book will be indispensable for film-music buffs and enthusiasts for British music generally. Swynnoe writes out of deep knowledge and love of the subject. BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE A timely and persuasive critical work on British film scoring, the book makes a significant contribution to a subject which has been largely neglected. ALBION An extremely interesting book on a subject which has barely begun to be explored in detail. Equally valuable as a contribution to the cartography of the lost continent of British music as it is to that of British cinema. JOURNAL OF BRITISH CINEMA & TELEVISION Read more...
