British Film Music and Film Musicals

British Film Music and Film Musicals

Author: K. Donnelly

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-08-16

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0230597742

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In the first book-length consideration of the topic for sixty years, Kevin Donnelly examines the importance of music in British film, concentrating both on musical scores, such as William Walton's score for Henry V (1944) and Malcolm Arnold's music for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and on the phenomenon of the British film musical.


The British Pop Music Film

The British Pop Music Film

Author: S. Glynn

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-05-07

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0230392237

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The first detailed examination of the place of pop music film in British cinema, Stephen Glynn explores the interpenetration of music and cinema in an economic, social and aesthetic context through case studies ranging from Cliff Richard to The Rolling Stones, and from The Beatles to Plan B.


A Companion to British and Irish Cinema

A Companion to British and Irish Cinema

Author: John Hill

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-07-18

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 1118477510

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A stimulating overview of the intellectual arguments and critical debates involved in the study of British and Irish cinemas British and Irish film studies have expanded in scope and depth in recent years, prompting a growing number of critical debates on how these cinemas are analysed, contextualized, and understood. A Companion to British and Irish Cinema addresses arguments surrounding film historiography, methods of textual analysis, critical judgments, and the social and economic contexts that are central to the study of these cinemas. Twenty-nine essays from many of the most prominent writers in the field examine how British and Irish cinema have been discussed, the concepts and methods used to interpret and understand British and Irish films, and the defining issues and debates at the heart of British and Irish cinema studies. Offering a broad scope of commentary, the Companion explores historical, cultural and aesthetic questions that encompass over a century of British and Irish film studies—from the early years of the silent era to the present-day. Divided into five sections, the Companion discusses the social and cultural forces shaping British and Irish cinema during different periods, the contexts in which films are produced, distributed and exhibited, the genres and styles that have been adopted by British and Irish films, issues of representation and identity, and debates on concepts of national cinema at a time when ideas of what constitutes both ‘British’ and ‘Irish’ cinema are under question. A Companion to British and Irish Cinema is a valuable and timely resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of film, media, and cultural studies, and for those seeking contemporary commentary on the cinemas of Britain and Ireland.


The British Film Industry in the 1970s

The British Film Industry in the 1970s

Author: S. Barber

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-01-22

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1137305924

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Is there more to 1970s British cinema than sex, horror and James Bond? This lively account argues that this is definitely the case and explores the cultural landscape of this much maligned decade to uncover hidden gems and to explode many of the well-established myths about 1970s British film and cinema.


Film Music

Film Music

Author: Roy M. Prendergast

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780393308747

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The expanded, updated, and revised edition of Film Music brings together the experience and insights of the professional film music editor with the scholarship and concerns of the film critic and historian. In this pioneering work, film music--from its beginnings to the present day--is analyzed both as composition and as an integral element of cinematic expression. Beginning with an extensive historical overview, the author recreates the process by which film music composers developed their own forms out of typical screen action. The techniques and achievements of filmmakers from the silent and early sound film eras to the 1990s are examined, including the unique demands of music for the rapidly changing images of cartoons and animated films. A new chapter about music for television has been added to the very informative discussion of techniques for synchronizing music to picture. And the latest technological advances are described in an entirely new section dealing with contemporary methods and tools, including video post-production, the advent of digital audio, and the pervasive influence of the music synthesizer. Replete with music examples drawn from actual film scores, this comprehensive study concludes with an extensive and up-to-date bibliography of related reference works.


The Encyclopedia of British Film

The Encyclopedia of British Film

Author: Anthony Slide

Publisher: Methuen Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13:

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A comprehensive history of the British film industry from its inception to the present day, with minute listings of the producers, directors, actors, and studios behind a century of British cinema. Published in association with the British Film Institute and illustrated with black and white photos of film stars and filmmakers from the 1920s to the present day.


The British film and television industries

The British film and television industries

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2010-01-24

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9780108459306

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British Film and Television Industries--Decline or Opportunity?, Volume II: Evidence


Psychedelic Celluloid

Psychedelic Celluloid

Author: Simon Matthews

Publisher: Oldcastle Books

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781843444572

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Illustrated throughout with color images of the period, Psychedelic Celluloid covers over 300 British and European films and TV shows from the Beatles via Bond spin offs to crazy personal follies de grandeur, Blow Up and its imitators, concert movies, documentaries, stylish horror films and many more. Carefully researched and drawing on interviews with some of the survivors of the era, this guide provides a witty and detailed account of each major production listing its stars, directors, producers and music and showing how they were linked to the fashion and trends of the period.


Pop Music in British Cinema

Pop Music in British Cinema

Author: Kevin Donnelly

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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A systematic guide to where and how pop music appears in British cinema, telling the story and recording the facts of the pop-film relationship decade by decade.


Film Music

Film Music

Author: Mark Russell

Publisher: Focal Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780240804415

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In Film Music, fourteen of the world's best known film composers discuss their craft, revealing the creative process that led to the familiar sound of the most memorable films of our time. Like all titles in the Screencraft Series, Film Music is beautifully produced and lavishly illustrated with drawings, scripts, storyboards, models and stills from classic films. A companion CD features a composition from each of the fourteen contributors. Musicians, composers, filmmakers and film enthusiasts will find much to learn and much to enjoy in this unique volume. Includes CD featuring a piece of music from each contributor Part of the Screencraft series, the first books to explore the crafts of filmmaking by tracing the entire creative process