Monday 10 February 2014

A History of Film Music (Overview)


'A History of Film Music' by Mervyn Cooke discusses topics relating to the evolution of the film soundtrack. the book provides many sources of inspirational composers and pioneers of film, which prove to be useful when investigating composers and their work. The author discusses the evolution of equipment over the years, detailing how it has changed the way film soundtracks are made (changing the standards of the industry) and also looks into 'silent film' similar to Michel Chion in his book 'Audio-Vision'detailing how it has influenced and changed the film soundtracks of today.

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