Roger Hickman, professor of music at California State University, Long Beach, has served as music director for the Los Angeles Classical Ballet, the Four Seasons Orchestra, and the Hollywood Classical Symphony, with whom he has toured internationally. Professor Hickman teaches courses in film music, music history, and music appreciation.

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE AND FOCUSED ANALYSIS

Reel Music covers a wide variety of films while exploring how the form has evolved since the nineteenth century. New chapters expand coverage of international films and illuminate how they influenced and competed with Hollywood. The Second Edition examines the driving historical forces behind film and film music, such as rock and roll, the Cold War and 9/11, and features a range of new Viewer Guides to deepen student understanding of music's impact on movie moments.

FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS

Reel Music provides an overview of musical terminology, the elements of narrative film and the birth of musical drama. Subsequent chapters apply these concepts to a growing body of works.

EXCEPTIONAL PEDAGOGY

The Second Edition's many pedagogical features include:

-Viewer Guides, which show how music functions from moment to moment in a film scene and highlight major composers, films and approaches to composition. New to this edition is a Build-Your-Own Viewer Guide.

-Composer Profiles, which offer brief biographies of the foremost film composers and lists of their major works.

-Close Up sidebars, which detail key events in film and film music history.

-Suggestions for discussion and activity that are tailored to each chapter.