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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231108621
ISBN-139780231108621
eBay Product ID (ePID)1101293
Product Key Features
Number of Pages300 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSounds of Commerce : Marketing Popular Film Music
Publication Year1998
SubjectFilm / General, Business Aspects, Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV, General
TypeTextbook
AuthorJeff Smith
Subject AreaMusic, Performing Arts
SeriesFilm and Culture Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN98-017923
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal781.5/42/0688
Table Of ContentDid They Mention the Music? Banking on Film Music Sharps, Flats, and Dollar Signs My Huckleberry Friend The Midas Touch Every Gun Makes its Own Tune The Sounds of Commerce Pretty Women and Dead Presidents
SynopsisThis is a detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records of the 60s and the MTV-ready pop songs from contemporary films. To investigate film and music cross-promotion, the book examines historical, economic and aesthetic factors that brought about the rise of popular music in the movies., A detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960s, to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today..