Case History of a Film Score: The Thorn Birds (Paperback)

by Henry Mancini (Author), Roy Phillippe (Author)

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Product Description
This text, designed as a tool for the college classroom, gives the reader insight to the creative process used by master film composer Henry Mancini. Edited by Roy Phillippe, the book provides 16 musical examples and includes a CD with recordings from the original soundtrack. The text provides detailed analysis of the ideology and technique behind Mancini's creation of music to be paired with the film’s storyline and images. This is a must for any aspiring film composer, film music buff, or Mancini fan!

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (May 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075792266X
• ISBN-13: 978-0757922664
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #277,387 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL !!, March 13, 2007

By	I. de O. Castro "yourgift" (Brasília - Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

PEOPLE:

The DULCIMER is on THIS cd which is accompanying a book. You can buy here on AMAZON. The book with the 16-track cd calls:

"CASE HISTORY OF A FILM SCORE - BY HENRY MANCINI - EDITED BY ROY PHILLIPPE.
WARNER"
IT SAYS: "the book and cd are specially rewarding for Thorn Birds fans who spent $25 on Varese Sarabande's 2-CD soundtrack only to discover that the dulcimer- the central instrument of the score - was inexplicably missing from the main-title track and that the extensive liner notes barely discuss the score (and don't include a single quote from the composer about his music, despite the fact that a little resarch would have turned up three extensive interviews that Mancini gave about the music of The thorn birds). Both of these omissions are rectified by the book and accompanying CD. The main title is intact, complete with dulcimer overlay, and Mancini's discussion of the project is so thorough that all of our questions about this remarkable score are answered at last."

Plus the Dulcimer the book "Case History of a film score" has more: the piano when Ralph sees Meggy slowly coming down the stairs at Mary's birthday party... . This music is missing from the Varese cd, but it is here on this extra cd - Case History. It's wonderful!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have for any Mancini Enthusiast, July 17, 2008

By	J. Fenstermacher (East Dundee, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Roy Phillippe deserves a lot of credit for piecing together Mancini's notes and manuscripts for this posthumously published book and cd. The result is a very insightful view into behind-the-scenes methods of movie scoring. As an aspiring musician I also appreciate the large amount of sheet music within the pages. The purchase price is worth it, even just for the cd of actual, original soundtrack (not music re-recorded for later album release as Mancini often did). This book is a fresh, fun, important addition for Mancini fanatics.