The Grove Music Guide to American Film Music

Anyone foolish enough to believe that reference books have been supplanted by the Internet should browse this indispensable volume and tell me where one could find its equal online. Goldmark established his bona fides years ago in this field, and is the perfect person to have edited this dictionary of film and television composers. For each entry there is a biographical essay by a film music expert, a filmography (some complete, and often including radio, television and concert works), as well as a bibliography. I'm sure I will be consulting this often in years to come." * Leonard Maltin *
I can't imagine a more comprehensive single-volume reference guide to the vast subject of film and television composers. An impressive array of contributors has lent its knowledge and experience to the project with felicitous results. I know I will be consulting this book for years to come. * Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian *
The Grove Music Guide to American Film Music is a remarkable achievement. The scope is extensive, the commentaries are thoughtful, and the bibliographies and filmographies are thorough. For me, it is an essential reference, but it will also afford real pleasure to anyone who simply wants to browse. * Krin Gabbard, author of Jammin' at the Margins: Jazz and the American Cinema (Chicago, 1996) and Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus (U. California, 2016) *
Comprehensive and authoritative, this Grove Music Guide provides a lucid orientation to the study of American Film Music with overviews on key topics in the field including recent developments such as television music, music videos, and video games. Biographical entries on practitioners balance the broad sweep of the overviews with the specific and the personal. A state-of-the-art reference. * Kathryn Kalinak, Professor of Film Studies, Rhode Island College *