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_c£62.00
020 _a9780231165839 (pbk.) :
_c£20.50
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082 0 4 _a781.5'42'0973'09042
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100 1 _aSlowik, Michael,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAfter the silents :
_bHollywood film music in the early sound era, 1926-1934 /
_cMichael Slowik.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bColumbia University Press,
_c2014.
300 _a352 pages ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aFilm and culture
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aMany 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).
521 _aSpecialized.
650 0 _aMotion picture music
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
650 7 _aMusic.
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650 7 _aMusic.
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830 0 _aFilm and culture.
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