Soundtracks and Genre Cinema: From Psycho to Blade Runner

Between 1960 and 1982, so-called "genre" cinema experienced an age of prosperity and freedom during which music would acquire an essential role. For two decades, directors and composers would work together on uncompromising works, whose scores would underline the inventive and often protest character, sometimes with the means at hand, sometimes also with excessive budgets, but always with the aim of offering a strong and singular experience. In this book, Ludovic Villard explores 100 original soundtracks including those composed by Ennio Morricone for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966), by John Williams for Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) or by John Carpenter for The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982).

ISBN: 978-2384312542