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David Shire's The Conversation book cover David Shire's The Conversation book cover
David Shire's The Conversation David Shire's The Conversation (A Film Score Guide)
Dr. Juan Chattah - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing

In this book, Juan Chattah draws on extensive interviews with the composer and includes numerous examples from his manuscripts to provide aesthetic and critical insights into the compositional process. The

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Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight book cover Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight book cover
Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's The Dark Knight (A Film Score Guide)
Vasco Hexel - Rowman & Littlefield Publishing

In this book, Vasco Hexel delves into the composers’ backgrounds to reveal the many facets of meaning in the highs and lows of the score. This book also highlights the working methods of Zimmer and

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$58.00
How to Become a Film Composer book cover How to Become a Film Composer book cover
How to Become a Film Composer How to Become a Film Composer
Tom Harrison - Hal Leonard Corporation

Tom Harrison's book How to Become a Film Composer gives up-and-coming composers the inspiration, information and the tools necessary to succeed in today's music for media industry. Harrison has spent years

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$29.99
Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront book cover Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront book cover
Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront (A Film Score Guide )
Anthony Bushard - Scarecrow Press, Inc.

In this resource, the author examines this landmark work, a score that continues to influence composers of film and classical music alike. The book begins with a biographical survey of Bernstein's

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$53.00
The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films book cover The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films book cover
The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films
Doug Adams - Alfred Music Publishing

Howard Shore's Academy Award-winning score for "The Lord of the Rings" has been hailed as among the greatest film music ever written. Sweeping in scope, it is an interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth... view details
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$59.95
The Rocky Horror Picture Show book cover The Rocky Horror Picture Show book cover
The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Dave Thompson - Limelight Editions

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is simultaneously one of the iconographic touchstones of 1970s cinema and a timeless romp that appeals equally to every fresh generation. Created with a sharp eye for cult and... view details
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$9.99
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Scoring the Screen Scoring the Screen (The Secret Language of Film Music)
Andy Hill - Hal Leonard Corporation

This is the first book since Roy M. Prendergast's 1977 benchmark Film Music: A Neglected Art to treat music for motion pictures as a compositional style worthy of serious study. Through extensive

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$39.00
The Sound of Music FAQ book cover The Sound of Music FAQ book cover
The Sound of Music FAQ The Sound of Music FAQ (All That's Left to Know About Maria, the von Trapps, and Our Favorite Things)
Barry Monush - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

The Sound of Music FAQ is a comprehensive, encyclopedia-like reference to the world's most popular movie musical. Rather than focusing on the often-told stories of this classic movie, this book

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$27.99
The Sound of Music Story book cover The Sound of Music Story book cover
The Sound of Music Story The Sound of Music Story
Tom Santopietro - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

On March 2, 1965, The Sound of Music was released in the United States and the love affair between moviegoers and the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical was on. Rarely has a film captured the love and

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Star Wars FAQ book cover Star Wars FAQ book cover
Star Wars FAQ Star Wars FAQ (Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed the Movies)
Mark Clark - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

 From the books and movies that inspired George Lucas to imagine the Star Wars universe, to early screenplay drafts that were never filmed, to short biographies of many people who made key

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$24.99