Hearing the Movies
Book description
Hearing the Movies, Second Edition, combines a historical and chronological approach to the study of film music and sound with an emphasis on building listening skills. Through engaging, accessible analyses and exercises, the book covers all aspects of the subject, including how a soundtrack is assembled to accompany the visual…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Hearing the Movies as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Buhler and Neumeyer’s book is the most comprehensive introduction to film music. While it is meant primarily as a course textbook, it isn’t written in dull texbook-ese; rather, it is readable and engaging.
The authors include chapters on film music history, aesthetics, and theory, drawing from a wide range of films from all over the world. Historical developments and theoretical concepts are described with detailed close readings of various film scenes so that even the tricker ideas are easy to follow through the examples.
The authors will get you interested in all sorts of films you probably weren’t familiar with…
From Gregory's list on film music.
Want books like Hearing the Movies?
Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Hearing the Movies.
Browse books like Hearing the Movies
5 book lists we think you will like!
Interested in film, aesthetics, and presidential biography?
11,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about film, aesthetics, and presidential biography.