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Recommended Books

Books that deal with film composers, scores and songs.

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A Guide to Film Music - Scores and Songs  (2nd revised edition, PineTree Press, 2002)

This illustrated guide was written by film music historian Roger Hall, who has taught and lectured widely on the subject.

 It includes a wealth of information including:

a timeline of film music highlights from 1926 to 2001; a chapter on suggestions for listening to film music; a complete list of Academy Award film music from 1934 to 2000; Top 100 Scores of the 20th Century; Comments on Film Music (exclusive interviews with Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson; quotes from Bernard Herrmann, David Raksin, Dimitri Tiomkin, Elmer Bernstein and others); plus an extensive bibliography and discography.

Throughout the guide are many illustrations of composer autographs, such as Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Alex North, Miklos Rozsa,  Max Steiner , Dimitri Tiomkin, John Williams.

There are also songwriter autographs, including Harold Arlen,  Sammy Cahn, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer, Jay Livingston, and more.

The title page of the guide has a rare score page from the end credits of the Oscar-winning score E.T.,  boldly signed by John Williams.

This film music guide is a limited edition and will be numbered and signed by the author.

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 Music Titles from PineTree Press

In association with Amazon.com, you can order these recommended film music books:

Film Music: A Neglected Art - A Critical Study of Music in Films.   By Roy M. Prendergast  (2nd edition, paperback, 1992)   

Film Music and Everything Else.   By Charles H. Bernstein (Turnstyle Music paperback)

Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann. By Stephen C. Smith (Hardcover, 1991)

Hollywood Rhapsody: Movie Music and Its Makers.  By Gary Marmorstein (Hardcover, 1997)

Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life.   Linda Danley, editor (Hardcover, 1999)

The Invisible Art of Film Music.  By Lawrence E. MacDonald (paperback, 1998)

Knowing the Score.  By David Morgan (Harper paperback, 2000)  

Listening to Movies: The Film Lover's Guide to Film Music.    By Fred Karlin (Hardcover, 1994)

The Melody Lingers On: The Great Songwriters and Their Movie Musicals.   By Roy Heming  (paperback, 1999)

M-G-M's Greatest Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit.  By Hugh Fordin (paperback, 1996)

Music for the Movies.   By Tony Thomas (2nd updated edition, paperback, 1997)

MusicHound Soundtracks.  Edited by Didier C. Deutsch (2nd edition, paperback, 1999)  - see Book Reviews

Overtones and Undertones: Reading Film Music.   By Royal S. Brown (Hardcover, 1994)

The Score: Interviews with Film Composers.    By  Michael Schelle (paperback, 1999) -  see Book Reviews 

Sound and Vision: 60 Years of Motion Picture Soundtracks.  By Jon Burlingame (Watson-Guptill Publications)

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