1. This book is a unique look a music in film, written from the perspective of a film historian rather than a musicologist. It contributes to the emerging, growing sub-field of sound studies. It looks at American and German films and film music from the 1930s. 2. The book utilizes emerging methodology of cinemetrics and is positioned to be used in graduate seminars and by scholars who use metrics to study film and performance. 3. Author Charles O'Brien is an expert in sound studies and film history.
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1. This book is a unique look a music in film, written from the perspective of a film historian rather than a musicologist. It contributes to the emerging, growing sub-field of sound studies. It looks at American and German films and film music from the 1930s. 2. The book utilizes emerging methodology of cinemetrics and is positioned to be used in graduate seminars and by scholars who use metrics to study film and performance. 3. Author Charles O'Brien is an expert in sound studies and film history.
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