Case History of a Film Score: The Thorn Birds
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 075792266X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 130 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Must-Have for any Mancini Enthusiast Roy Phillippe deserves a lot of credit for piecing together Mancini's notes and manuscripts for this posthumously published book and cd. The result is a very insightful view into behind-the-scenes methods of movie scoring. As an aspiring musician I also appreciate the large amount of sheet music within the pages. The purchase price is worth it, even just for the cd of actual, original soundtrack (not music re-recorded for later album release as Manc. Should not have purchased this Being such a Thorn Birds fan and loving the soundtrack the way I do and after reading the two great reviews of this I jumped right in and bought it. It was slightly interesting but since I don't read music a lot of it was lost on me. The CD that comes with this is quite short and for me not worthy of the purchase of the book. In the future I'll be more careful of what to buy. But still, it's a good collector's item.
The text provides detailed analysis of the ideology and technique behind Mancini's creation of music to be paired with the film's storyline and its images. This text, designed as a tool for the college classroom, gives the reader insight into the creative process used by master film composer Henry Mancini. A must for any aspiring film composer, film music buff, or Mancini fan!. Edited by Roy Phillippe, the book provides 16 musical examples and includes a CD with recordings from the original soundtrack