A Guide to Film Music Songs and Scores

SUMARIO. Prologue: Music Memories at the Movies // I. Chronology: Film Songs and Scores // II. Main Title and Themes: Listening to Film Music / How is the song or theme used? – Songs: "Lullaby of Broadway"-"It Might As Well be Spring"-"The Man That Got Away" -- Scores: GONE WITH THE WIND/CITIZEN KANE/BEN-HUR / When is the song or theme employed? – Songs: "They Can't Take That Away From Me"-"As Time Goes By"-"Love is a Many-Splendored Thing" -- Scores: THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD/LAURA/A PLACE IN THE SUN / Where is the song or theme heard? – Songs: "Forty-Second Street"-"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"-"High Noon" (Do Not Forsake Me)" – Scores: KING KONG/ THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES/ AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS // III. Film Scores and Songs from Five Decades // IV. 100 Essential Film Scores of the 20th Century // V. Comments on Film Music / Interviews with Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson / The Composer as Commentator: Bernard Herrmann, David Raksin, Dimitri Tiomkin / The Composer as Critic: Elmer Bernstein / The Film Lyricist and Songwriter: Sammy Cahn and Henry Mancini / The Movie Critic and Historian: David Thomson and Tony Thomas // VI. Film Music Awards / The Academy Awards / The Sammy Awards // VII. Bibliography: Where to Find Information // VIII. Discography: Recommended recordings on LP and CD // IX. Film Composer and Songwriter Autographs // X. Video Production: Bellamy's Musical Telephone // End Credits: About the Author.