{"product_id":"9781538163481","title":"Scoring the Screen The Secret Language of Music for Film and Visual Media","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMusic Pro Guides\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eScoring the Screen\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Secret Language of Music for Film and Visual Media\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAndy Hill\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Instruction \u0026amp; Study \/ Composition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis widely acclaimed book enables readers to understand and practice the language of music composed for film, video games,  and other visual media. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilm and television music veteran Andy Hill offers an insider's view of what goes into the creation of the musical score for major motion pictures and other works of screen entertainment, including video games. This unique text provides deeply informed, measure-by-measure analysis of highly detailed reductions of music cues from more than two dozen films composed by the top composers, among them Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Ennio Morricone, and Bernard Herrmann, as well as trailblazers of today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew chapters in the second edition tackle: \u003cbr\u003e-          Howard Shore's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings: The Two Towers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-          The Music of the Disney Renaissance, featuring analyses of \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-          Women in film music, featuring interviews with Rachel Portman, Pinar Toprak, Natalie Holt, and Stephanie Economou\u003cbr\u003e-          Adaptive music for games, featuring analyses of game scores by Austin Wintory (\u003ci\u003eJourney \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Abzu\u003c\/i\u003e), Garry Schyman (\u003ci\u003eBioshock)\u003c\/i\u003e, and Mikolai Stroinski (\u003ci\u003eThe Witcher\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHill's powerful insights informed by music theory and the scenes of composition, as well as first-hand input from many of the artists themselves, enables readers to witness the composition of the score from the first motive to the last bar. This indispensable resource provides a close-up look at the musical conventions and tricks-of-the-trade that composers use to express the full range of human (and sometimes non-human) experience, allowing music students, practicing composers, and aficionados of the craft to better understand and hone its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndy Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran of the film and television music industry, former Vice-President of Music Production for Walt Disney Studios, Grammy Award-winning music producer, founder of the MFA program in Music Composition for the Screen at Columbia College Chicago, USA, and author of five published novels of speculative fiction. Films for which he served as executive in charge of music production have earned nine Academy Awards in music categories. He has served as Dean of the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, Bulgaria, since 2019.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538163481\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e440\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223579689100,"sku":"9781538163481","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4135c6ba-3e4c-4555-8986-55b3859fc03c.jpg?v=1783077803","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538163481","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}