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purpose of this book, through its very creation, is to strengthen the
dialogue between practitioner and theorist. To that end, a film academic
and musicologist have collaborated as editors on this book, which is in
turn comprised of interviews with composers alongside complementary
chapters that focus on a particular feature of the composer’s approach
or style. These chapters are written by a fellow composer, musicologist,
or film academic who specializes in that element of the composer’s
output. In the interview portions of this book, six major film composers
discuss their work from the early 1980s to the present day: Carter
Burwell, Mychael Danna, Dario Marianelli, Rachel Portman, Zbigniew
Preisner, and A.R. Rahman. The focus is on the practical considerations
of film composition, the relationship each composer has with the moving
image, narrative, technical considerations, personal motivations in
composing, the relationships composers have with their directors, and
their own creative processes. Contemporary Film Music
also explores the contemporary influence of electronic music, issues
surrounding the mixing of soundtracks, music theory, and the evolution
of each composer’s musical voice.
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