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After the silents : Hollywood film music in the early sound era, 1926-1934 / Michael Slowik.

By: Slowik, Michael [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Film and culturePublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014Description: 352 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780231165822 (hbk.) :; 9780231165839 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Motion picture music -- United States -- History and criticism | Music | MusicDDC classification: 781.5'42'0973'09042 Summary: Many believe Max Steiner's score for 'King Kong' (1933) was the first important attempt at integrating background music into sound film, but a closer look at the industry's early sound era (1926-1934) reveals a more extended and fascinating story. Viewing more than two hundred films from the period. Michael Slowik launches a comprehensive study of a long-neglected phase in Hollywood's initial development, recasting the history of film sound and its relationship to the 'Golden Age' of film music (1935-1950).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Many believe Max Steiner's score for 'King Kong' (1933) was the first important attempt at integrating background music into sound film, but a closer look at the industry's early sound era (1926-1934) reveals a more extended and fascinating story. Viewing more than two hundred films from the period. Michael Slowik launches a comprehensive study of a long-neglected phase in Hollywood's initial development, recasting the history of film sound and its relationship to the 'Golden Age' of film music (1935-1950).

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