Hollywood HarmonyMusical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema

Hollywood Harmony explores the inner workings of film music. Author Frank Lehman brings together tools from music theory, musicology, and music psychology in this first ever book-length analytical study of a culturally central repertoire. With a focus on musical expressivity, transformation, and color, this book offers a new and sophisticated perspective on some of the most familiar seeming-and surprisingly complex-music in contemporary society.