Neil Lerner

Series ForewordWhile the scholarly conversations about music in film and visual media have been expanding prodigiously since the last quarter of the twentieth century, a need remains for focused, specialized studies of particular films as they relate more broadly to genres. This series includes...

IntroductionSCI-FIDELITYMusic, Sound and GenreHistoryPHILIP HAYWARDX 977, the Harlesden Roxy in London. The Clash is playing a sell-out gig at the peak of the early buzz around the band's edgy, energetic new wave sound. Entering the auditorium shortly before the band take the stage I'm hit by a...

Foreword With the publication of Yilm Music 2, the Film Music Society is fulfilling many of its purposes and goals, such as creating public awareness of the artistic value of film music, educating the public, documenting the history of fdm music, and publishing scholarly works. Publishing a book...