Teaching Film Music Survey Classes

Hickman, Karlin, and MacDonald as Models for Building Course Content

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Hickman, Roger. Reel Music. Exploring 100 Years of Film Music. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006 [xv, 526 p. ISBN: 0–393–92574–9. $57.55 (trade paper)] Music examples, illustrations, appendix, index. Karlin, Fred. Listening to Movies. A Film Lover’s Guide to Film Music. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth/ Thomson Learning, 1994 [xv, 429 p. ISBN: 0–02–873315–0. $46.95 (trade paper)]; reprint, 2000 [xv, 429 p. ISBN: 0-53-426369-0, $95.95 (trade paper)] Music examples, illustrations, appendix, filmogra-phy, index. MacDonald, Laurence. The Invisible Art of Film Music: A Comprehensive History. Lanham, Md.: Ardsley House, 1998 [xvi, 431 p. ISBN: 1–88–015756–X $46.50 (trade paper)] Illustrations, bibliogra-phy, filmography, index.