Description
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.
About the Author
K.J DONNELLY lectures in the Department of Film Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He is the author of Pop Music in British Cinema (2001) and The Spectre of Sound (2005), and editor of Film Music: Critical Approaches (2001).
Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781403996732
Author K. Donnelly
Format Hardback
Page Count 222
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave USA
About the Author
K.J DONNELLY lectures in the Department of Film Studies at the University of Southampton, UK. He is the author of Pop Music in British Cinema (2001) and The Spectre of Sound (2005), and editor of Film Music: Critical Approaches (2001).
Reviews
'Donnelly's book is a welcome addition to the slowly expanding corpus of serious writing on British film music.' - Jeffrey Richards, Journal of British Cinema and Television
'British Film Music and Film Musicals constitutes a valuable addition to the analytical literature on music in films, especially for its emphasis on the relations between aesthetics and the production contexts. Equally important is the explicit challenge towards the hegemony of mainstream Hollywood cinema.' - Lee Marshall, University of Bristol UK, Journal of Popular Music
Book Information
ISBN 9781403996732
Author K. Donnelly
Format Hardback
Page Count 222
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave USA
