Complete Guide to Film Scoring – The Art and Business of Writing Music for Movies and TV | Berklee Guide for Composers and Songwriters | Learn Film Composition, Royalties and Contracts

I thought this book was very insightful and after 8 years in this business as a music supervisor, I was still able to learn something new! Thoughtful quotes from rockstar composers and a great overview of the composting process from beginning to end! It's also nice that they have a section in there about the business side of composing.

It is surprisingly easy and pleasant to read. But it is NOT about teaching you MUSIC, like, how to orchestrate for a certain scene or a mood, bout about PRODUCTION, the function of music within a movie, a little bit of history of cinema, business and stuff! Strongly recommend to al those who aspire to be part of the world of Film Scoring!

There's a lot of information about film scoring. It's good and affordable price. It talks about history when the music involved in the film industry and tips and tricks if you want jump into this industry.

This book offers a well written brief history of film music, a broad explanation of the film music production process, and a thorough look at the industry in general. It gives the reader a clear and vivid insight into the fascinating world of the film composer. There are many useful business guidelines and some helpful tips about creativity. The thoughts and reflections of industry heavyweights are both inspiring and encouraging. The information about specific techniques and technology was rather thin, so this is not a technical manual explaining the finer details of the process of composing music for moving pictures.

This book is very easy to read and understand. It is the kind of the book that is full of information, and you don't want to put it down. I highly recommend this book to everyone that is interested in film scoring.

As a teacher of music this was a perfect fit for my class...we are creating film music for our stories. This IS the book for that.

Specific, insightful, and easy to read without losing the specific lexicon for its topics.

Very informative and easy to read manual. I learned so much about the business from this book. It's a must have text!

At the beginning i could not put this book down. It covers ALL aspects of the sound in film industry you need to know and the interviews are excellent first hand material of nearly all the most successful holywood composers. I just wish they had John WIlliams in there too. THat would have made it the cherry on the top.

A very extensive book on the American scoring business for t.v and film. Every thing from technical to personal. No musical tips and trick though.

Está en inglés. Empieza con una larga introducción explicando la evolución de la historia de la música en el cine a lo largo del último siglo. Habla en profundidad de todo el proceso de creación de una banda sonora (no de técnica musical, pero sí ejemplos del proceso creativo). En especial resulta interesante darse cuenta de las dificultades por las que llega a pasar un compositor (plazos muy cortos, decisiones comerciales que afectan a la creatividad y la calidad de las obras). También habla sobre el proceso de post-producción, cómo se contrata a la orquesta, derechos de autor, etc.. La parte creativa de la industria del cine. Al ser un libro que tiene más de 10 años (prinera edición de 1999, actualizado en 2010) cuando hablan del uso de ordenadores para componer o hacer "demos" para el director de la peli, queda claro que hoy en día es más fácil y barato. Ayuda a valorar lo difícil que era componer hace no mucho tiempo. La parte final del libro incluye muchísimas entrevistas con diversos compositores (Danny Elfman, Michael Kamen, Shirley Walker, David Newman, David Raksin, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman, Alf Clausen, Richard Gibbs, Cliff Eidelman). El conjunto de anécdotas y experiencias te ayuda a valorar y entender el proceso de creación. La variedad de técnicas para enfrentarse a una película (hay compositores con unas habilidades compositivas increíbles y otros que necesitan más apoyo de orquestadores), cómo consiguieron entrar en el mundo del cine, etc... No te habla de técnica ni lenguaje musical (como decía Jerry Goldsmith, no se puede enseñar cómo hacer la música de cine, se aprende trabajando). La edición en papel es de tapa blanda y está bien encuadernada. ¡Un libro inspirador!

Overall this is still a good resource for some history of music in film and TV as well as a basic overview of copyright and publishing. However, the technology components, and the gendered language are overdue for an update.

La edicion de Kindle es muy mal hecha, no se puede ni girar la pantalla ni cambiar la letra. No recomiendo