Item Detail
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Hischak, Thomas S.
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The American musical film song encyclopedia
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Book
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Westport, Conn.
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1999
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Greenwood Press
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xv, 521 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0313307377; 9780313307379
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Motion picture music--United States--Encyclopedias.
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Motion Picture Music; Film Music; Musicals; United States
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ML 102 .M68 H57 1999
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Hischak, Thomas S. The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia. Westport, Connecticut and London: Greenwood Press, 1999.
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Find general information on American Film Musicals. Also find Best Song Oscar winners and Film Musicals nominated for Best Picture.
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Encyclopedia entries include full-length American feature film musicals from cinematic beginnings to 1997 that were originally written for film. Does not include songs that are not sung by characters in the movie, instrumental production numbers or songs from movies that are not film musicals. Other popular songs from movies that do not fit the criteria listed above are listed separately without an article. Film musical lists include any movie that has at least 3 songs sung by characters in the movie.
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The book has the following sections: Encyclopedia section: Lists song titles in alphabetical order. Each article includes the movie, composer, performers, general feel and style, and memorable aspects of each song. Popular songs list: Lists popular songs from movies not listed in the encyclopedia section alphabetically and gives the movie the song is in and the original source of the song, but no article. Best Song Winners: Lists winners of Best Song Oscar from the first winner to 1997 by date and includes the movie the song is in. Best Picture nominees: Lists all Film Musicals that have been nominated for Best Picture by date from the beginning of the Oscars to 1997. Film Musicals: Lists all film musicals alphabetically and gives a list of the songs included in the encyclopedia section of the book.
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Encyclopedia section does not include songs not originally written for film, especially Broadway songs and popular songs. Information on the movie production of that song is therefore missing. The author does, however, refer the reader to this books companion, The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia, for information on Broadway songs that were later made into film.
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BYU Mus Ref
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