Item Detail
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Walker, Mark
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Gramophone film music good CD guide
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Book
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3rd ed.
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Harrow
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1998
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Gramaphone Publications ltd.
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260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0902470973; 1902274008 (US)
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Motion picture music--Discography.
Compact discs--Reviews. -
Motion Picture Music; Sound Recordings; Film Music; Gramophone
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ML 156.4 .M6 G72 1998
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Walker, Mark, ed. Gramophone Film Music Good CD Guide. Middlesex, Great Britain: Gramophone Publications Limited, 1998.
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Lists prominent film composers and their works, giving specific information on major scores. Also provides reviews of many popular film soundtracks.
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Indexes the film music of the major record companies of America, England, and western Europe. The guide lists soundtracks soundtracks that are currently available, with recordings ranging from as early as the 1960's through today.
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The guide to film composers is organized alphabetically by composer's last name. A thorough biography of each composer is given, followed by a list of composed film scores. For major films, each excerpt contains a description of their musical character and orchestration, date produced, performers and conductors, issuing record company, price, catalog number, disc timing, and recording mode. Less prominent films are then listed by name and year of publication. Text also includes lists of ranked recordings: Editor's Top 40, Pick of the Year, and Arcam Film Classics. Contains directories of record companies and distributors; record companies and distributor addresses; dealer and mail order services, reference books and magazines. An index organized alphabetically by movie name is provided.
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Lists of composers' film scores are not exhaustive.
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BYU Mus Ref
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4515