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John Williams's Film Music Jaws Star Wars Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Name: John Williams's Film Music Jaws Star Wars Raiders Of The Lost Ark
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ISBN: 9780299297336

Emilio Audissino

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John Williams is one of the most renowned film composers in history. He has penned unforgettable scores for Star Wars, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Superman, and countless other films. Fans flock to his many concerts, and with forty-nine Academy Award nominations as of 2014, he is the second-most Oscar-nominated person after Walt Disney. Yet despite such critical acclaim and prestige, this is the first book in English on Williams's work and career.Combining accessible writing with thorough scholarship, and rigorous historical accounts with insightful readings, John Williams's Film Music explores why Williams is so important to the history of film music. Beginning with an overview of music from Hollywood's Golden Age (1933–58), Emilio Audissino traces the turning points of Williams's career and articulates how he revived the classical Hollywood musical style...

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Year:

2014

Publisher:

University of Wisconsin Press

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

2013033116

ISBN 13:

9780299297336