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Article: The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History.(Review)
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- June 1, 1999
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By Laurence E. MacDonald. New York: Ardsley House, 1998. [xvi, 431 p. ISBN 1880157-56-X. $31.95.]
The literature of film music, though vast, is often distressingly elusive; much of the available information on the subject is hidden in obscure journals or out-of-print books. Thus, any new work on film music - particularly a reference work - may legitimately aspire to the enviable position of a standard, fundamental source. Although an author who seeks to displace a New Grove or a Baker's on a crowded reference shelf faces a formidable challenge, no such inhibitions shackle the writer on film music. Stewart R. Craggs, with his Soundtracks: An International ...