New Books

New Film Sound Books

Sound Design and Science Fiction by William Whittington (2007) In-depth study of the evolution of sound design. Whittington focuses on seminal science fiction films that have made specific advances in film sound, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, THX 1138, Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner, Terminator 2, The Matrix trilogy. >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com or Amazon UK		The Coming of Sound by Douglas Gomery (2004) As sound spread its power, the talkies became an agent of economic and social change through the globe. This is an essential work for anyone interested in early film, film history and economics, and the history of the American media. >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com or Amazon UK

The Fundamentals of Sonic Arts and Sound Design by Tony Gibbs ( 2007) The book is a good introduction to Sonic Art OBS! The title is misleading. It is not a Sound Design Book - 5 pages of 175 are about Sound Design! >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com		Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art by John Purcell (2007) A comprehensive and detailed guide to the craft of dialogue editing. Recommended!! >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com and Amazon UK
Voice and Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Film and DV Production by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier (2007) Voice & Vision is a comprehensive production book covering all the stages and techniques of filmmaking from concept to distribution. The book includes five chapters to film sound - many more than any previous introductory production book. >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com or Amazon UK	Sound Design Book in Danish	Lydens rolle - Notater om lyd og musik til film Per Meinertsen (2006) Bogen henvender sig til instruktører, klippere, tonemestre, manuskriptforfattere og komponister, både indenfor film- og tv-mediet. >> Läs mer

Off the Planet: Music,Sound and Science Fiction Cinema: Music Sound and Science
by Phillip Hayward (Editor) 2004

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The first Hollywood sound shorts, 1926-1931
by Edwin M. Bradley (2005)

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Cinema's Conversion To Sound: Technology And Film Style In France And The U.S.

by Charles O'Brien (2005)

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Sound Design Book
in French

Un art sonore, le cinéma
by Michel Chion (2003)

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Designing Sound for Animation
by Robin Beauchamp (2005)

This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com or Amazon UK

Exploring Sound Design for Interactive Media
by Joseph Cancellaro (2005)

This provides a foundation in the techniques of sound design production for the interactive arts .>> You can buy this book at Amazon.com

The Dolby era
Film sound in contemporary Hollywood
by Gianluca Sergi (2004)

Historical analysis and interviews with Ray Dolby, Ioan Allen (the initiator of the Dolby Stereo programme), sound designer Gary Rydstrom and supervising sound editor Bruce Stambler >> More

100 Modern Soundtracks
(BFI Screen Guides)
by Philip Brophy (2004)

Examples of film scoring and sound design in 100 films (Way of the Dragon, Apocalypse Now, Stalker, Angel Dust, Citizen Kane etc) >> REVIEWS >> You can buy this book at Amazon.com | Amazon UK

Silent Film Sound
by Rick Altman (2004)

Silent film sound strategies from automatic pianos at the rear of the theater, and small orchestras in the pit to lecturers, synchronized sound systems, and voices behind the screen
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Behind the Seen:
How Walter Murch Edited Cold Mountain Using Apple's Final Cut Pro and What This Means for Cinema
by Charles Koppelman (2004)

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SOUNDSCAPE: Exploring the Art of Sound with the Moving Images
- The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001

"Provocative examinations of modern film soundtrack and the way sound combines with image in both art and entertainment" - Cinescape
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Now We're Talking:
The Story of Theodore W. Case & Sound-On-Film

by Antonio K. Colella & Luke P. Colella (2003)

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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
by Michael Ondaatje (2002)

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Sound Design
The Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema
by David Sonnenschein
Michael Wiese Productions 2001
Table of Contents
Intro and first Chapter (PDF)
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