British Film Music and Film Musicals
Author | : K. Donnelly |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2007-08-16 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780230597747 |
ISBN-10 | : 0230597742 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis British Film Music and Film Musicals by : K. Donnelly
Download or read book British Film Music and Film Musicals written by K. Donnelly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-08-16 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.