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Sound
Dialogue, Music, and Effects
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Edited by:
Kathryn Kalinak
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With contributions by:
James Wierzbicki
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English
Published/Copyright:
2015
About this book
Sound has always been an integral component of the moviegoing experience. Even during the so-called “silent era,” motion pictures were regularly accompanied by live music, lectures, and sound effects. Today, whether we listen to movies in booming Dolby theaters or on tiny laptop speakers, sonic elements hold our attention and guide our emotional responses. Yet few of us are fully aware of the tremendous collaborative work, involving both artistry and technical wizardry, required to create that cinematic soundscape.
Sound, the latest book in the Behind the Silver Screen series, introduces key concepts, seminal moments, and pivotal figures in the development of cinematic sound. Each of the book’s six chapters cover a different era in the history of Hollywood, from silent films to the digital age, and each is written by an expert in that period. Together, the book’s contributors are able to explore a remarkable range of past and present film industry practices, from the hiring of elocution coaches to the marketing of soundtrack records.
Not only does the collection highlight the achievements of renowned sound designers and film composers like Ben Burtt and John Williams, it also honors the unsung workers whose inventions, artistry, and performances have shaped the soundscapes of many notable movies. After you read Sound, you’ll never see—or hear—movies in quite the same way.
Sound is a volume in the Behind the Silver Screen series—other titles in the series include Acting; Animation; Art Direction and Production Design; Cinematography; Costume, Makeup, and Hair; Directing; Editing and Special Visual Effects; Producing; and Screenwriting.
Author / Editor information
KATHRYN KALINAK is the author of Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film. In 2011, she was named Mary Tucker Thorp Professor at Rhode Island College.
Reviews
"Thoroughly researched and revelatory, this book is an essential resource for sound and cinema studies. Again and again, the contributors to this excellent volume showed me how much I still have to learn about cinema sound."
— Krin Gabbard, author of Jammin’ at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema"A complete history of the use and development of sound in movies from silent films until today. Interesting reading for professionals and also for anyone interested in moviemaking."
— Tom Fleischman, re-recording mixer, CAS"One could easily structure an entire course around this volume … The detail in this book makes it a crucial resource for film studies."
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
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1. The Silent Screen, 1894–1927
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2. Classical Hollywood, 1928–1946
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3. Postwar Hollywood , 1947–1967
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4. The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–1980
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5. The New Hollywood, 1981–1999
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6. The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000–Present
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Academy Awards for Sound
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Academy Awards for Music
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Notes
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Glossary
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Selected Bibliography
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Notes on Contributors
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Index
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September 2, 2019
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9780813564289
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Keywords for this book
sound; behind the scenes; dialogue; music; effects; silver screen; Kathryn Kalinak; Settling the Score: Music and the Classical Hollywood Film; Rhode Island College; Rhode Island; cinematic sound; film; film composers; composers; Foley artists; artists; elocution coaches; coaches; history of Hollywood; history; Hollywood; silent films; digital age; movies; live music; lectures; sound effects; sonic elements; artistry; cinematic soundscape; soundscape; Behind the Silver Screen; seminal moments; sound designers; California; acting; animation; art; art direction; production design; design; production; cinematography; costume; makeup; hair; directing; editing; special visual effects; visual effects; producing; screenwriting; Ben Burtt; John Williams; inventions; emotion; collaboration; The Silent Screen; 1894–1927; Classical Hollywood; 1928–1946; Postwar Hollywood; 1947–1967; The Auteur Renaissance; 1968–1980; The New Hollywood; 1981–1999; The Modern Entertainment Marketplace; 2000–present; modern entertainment; entertainment; Academy Awards for Sound; Academy Awards; Academy Awards for Music; Dolby theaters; creation; soundtrack records; soundtrack; records; marketing
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
