Reel Music PA

Reel Music provides an in-depth, chronological overview of music's role in film from the birth of the medium to the present. Ideal for nonmajors, the text introduces the basic elements of music and narrative film to help beginners appreciate the combined artistic effects of the two forms. Reel Music also includes excellent pedagogical features and viewing guides.

Preface

ix

Part 1 Exploring Film and Music

Wagner's Prelude

3

(8)

Drama and Film

11

(10)

Elements of Music

21

(14)

Listening to Film Music

35

(16)

Part 2 The Silent Film Era, 1895--1928

Birth of an Art Form, 1895-1907

51

(12)

The Foundations of Modern Film, 1908-1919

63

(12)

The Birth of a Nation

75

(12)

The Golden Age of Silent Film, 1920-1928

87

(10)

The Transition to Sound, 1926-1928

97

(14)

Part 3 The Sound Era Begins, 1928-1944

The Early Years of Sound, 1928-1933

111

(14)

Entering a New Golden Age, 1934-1938

125

(16)

Hollywood's Greatest Year, 1939

141

(12)

Modern Voices, 1936-1944

153

(14)

Casablanca

167

(14)

Part 4 The Decline of the Hollywood Studio System, 1944-1959

Postwar Trends, 1944-1949

181

(16)

Country, Rock, and All That Jazz, 1950-1956

197

(12)

Expanding Modern Styles, 1950-1956

209

(14)

The Close of the Decade, 1956-1959

223

(14)

Ben-Hur

237

(22)

Part 5 A New American Cinema, 1960--1976

Psycho

259

(12)

Declining Traditions, 1960--1967

271

(14)

The Emerging New Era, 1960--1967

285

(14)

Crisis Years, 1968--1972

299

(14)

The Postwar Years, 1973--1976

313

(16)

Part 6 The Classic Revival, 1977-1988

Star Wars and Postmodernism, 1977-1984

329

(14)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

343

(14)

In the Shadow of Star Wars, 1977--1984

357

(12)

Settings Far and Near, 1982--1988

369

(12)

New Box-Office Kings, 1984--1988

381

(16)

Part 7 Fin de Siecle and the New Millennium, 1989--2004

Symphonic Scores, 1989--1996

397

(16)

Popular Music, Animation, and Realism, 1989--1996

413

(16)

The Sinking Titanic, 1997--2000

429

(14)

The Red Violin

443

(16)

The New Millennium, 2001--2004

459

(18)

Selected Bibliography

477

(4)

Glossary

481

(6)

Credits

487

(4)

Index

491

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