Sound Tracks

Author : Jon Acuff
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781493428854

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Soundtracks by Jon Acuff Pdf

Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an epidemic. When New York Times bestselling author Jon Acuff changed his life by transforming his overthinking, he wondered if other people might benefit from what he discovered. He commissioned a research study to ask 10,000 people if they struggle with overthinking too, and 99.5 percent said, "Yes!" The good news is that in Soundtracks, Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. When we don't control our thoughts, our thoughts control us. If our days are full of broken soundtracks, thoughts are our worst enemy, holding us back from the things we really want. But the solution to overthinking isn't to stop thinking. The solution is running our brains with better soundtracks. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals. If you want to tap into the surprising power of overthinking and give your dreams more time and creativity, learn how to DJ the soundtracks that define you. If you can worry, you can wonder. If you can doubt, you can dominate. If you can spin, you can soar.

Author : John Connell,Chris Gibson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134699124

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Sound Tracks by John Connell,Chris Gibson Pdf

Sound Tracks is the first comprehensive book on the new geography of popular music, examining the complex links between places, music and cultural identities. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on local, national and global scenes, from the 'Mersey' and 'Icelandic' sounds to 'world music', and explores the diverse meanings of music in a range of regional contexts. In a world of intensified globalisation, links between space, music and identity are increasingly tenuous, yet places give credibility to music, not least in the 'country', and music is commonly linked to place, as a stake to originality, a claim to tradition and as a marketing device. This book develops new perspectives on these relationships and how they are situated within cultural and geographical thought.

Author : Elsie M. Walker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199896325

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Understanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory by Elsie M. Walker Pdf

Understanding Sound Tracks Through Film Theory analyzes all aural aspects of cinema using several approaches: feminism, genre studies, post-colonialism, psychoanalysis, and queer theory. In her analysis of each sound track, Walker brings together film studies, musicology, history, politics, and culture in an accessible yet rigorous way.

Author : Nicholas Eames
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316362467

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Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames Pdf

A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy. "Fantastic, funny, ferocious." -- Sam Sykes Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld. Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help -- the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for. It's time to get the band back together.

Author : Geoffrey M. Horn
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836868395

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Movie Soundtracks and Sound Effects by Geoffrey M. Horn Pdf

Describes how sound is used in movies to set moods and reflect reality, and how this has been developed and refined over the years.

Author : Mark Slobin
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 0819568821

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Global Soundtracks by Mark Slobin Pdf

The first volume focusing on film music as a worldwide phenomenon

Author : Roman Petelin,Yury Petelin
Publisher : БХВ-Петербург
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781931769358

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Adobe Audition: Soundtracks for Digital Video by Roman Petelin,Yury Petelin Pdf

A project-based book that deals with Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro), included in the Adobe Video Collection, this guide explores creating soundtracks for digital video and demonstrates how to use the software to start recording, editing, and producing immediately. Examined are how to edit, mix, and add built-in effects to AVI soundtracks while watching movie playback, how to clean up poor quality audio with powerful noise reduction tools, and how to use sound effects such as sweetening and mixing. Recording engineers will learn how to customize Audition, record multitrack sessions, transform the multitrack mix into a stereo or surround-sound experience, edit audio files using sample-accurate tools, and mix up to 128 tracks of audio. Working with powerful DSP and analysis tools including DirectX effects is covered, as is importing audio (WAV) files from Adobe Audition into projects created with Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe After Effects.

Author : Nicola Barker
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473539303

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H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker Pdf

*WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2017* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2018* *LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018* A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR From the internationally acclaimed, Man Booker-shortlisted Nicola Barker comes a new novel, a post-post apocalyptic story that overflows with pure creative talent. Imagine a perfect world where everything is known, where everything is open, where there can be no doubt, no hatred, no poverty, no greed. Imagine a System which both nurtures and protects. A Community which nourishes and sustains. An infinite world. A world without sickness, without death. A world without God. A world without fear. Could you...might you be happy there? H(A)PPY is a post-post apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland, a story which tells itself and then consumes itself. It's a place where language glows, where words buzz and sparkle and finally implode. It's a novel which twists and writhes with all the terrifying precision of a tiny fish in an Escher lithograph – a book where the mere telling of a story is the end of certainty.

Author : Kevin J. Donnelly,Aimee Mollaghan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501389566

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Haunted Soundtracks by Kevin J. Donnelly,Aimee Mollaghan Pdf

The turn of the millennium has heralded an outgrowth of culture that demonstrates an awareness of the ephemeral nature of history and the complexity underpinning the relationship between location and the past. This has been especially apparent in the shifting relationship between landscape, memory and sound in film, television and other media. The result is growing interest in soundtracks, as part of audiovisual culture, as well as an interest in the spectral aspects of culture more generally. This collection of essays focuses on audiovisual forms that foreground landscape, sound and memory. The scope of inquiry emphasises the ghostly qualities of a certain body of soundtracks, extending beyond merely the idea of 'scary films' or 'haunted houses.' Rather, the notion of sonic haunting is tied to ideas of trauma, anxiety or nostalgia associated with spatial and temporal dislocation in contemporary society. Touchstones for the approach are the concepts of psychogeography and hauntology, pervasive and established critical strategies that are interrogated and refined in relation to the reification of the spectral within the soundtracks under consideration here.

Author : Adam Harvey
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-03-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786429684

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The Soundtracks of Woody Allen by Adam Harvey Pdf

This comprehensive guide covers all of the music used in Woody Allen's films from Take the Money and Run (1969) to Match Point (2005). Each film receives scene-by-scene analysis with a focus on how Allen utilized music.

Author : MONDO
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1683838858

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Mondo: The Art of Soundtracks by MONDO Pdf

Following the success of The Art of Mondo comes another visually stunning and deliciously “pop” collection of art inspired by the soundtracks of films, video games, and more. Mondo: The Art of Soundtracks highlights the all original art created exclusively for Mondo’s vinyl releases by world renowned artists for soundtracks to films, tv, and video games. Featuring stunning new takes on classic and modern material, this collection reinvigorates the bygone era of unique and collectible vinyl record artwork. From vintage re-creations to new interpretations, from digital and painterly to photographic and abstract, the record art compiled in this volume captures the spirit of the record label that reinvigorated the soundtrack industry, in a beautiful mash-up fit for a book—or record—shelf.

Author : Alan Bermingham,Ed Boyce,Ken Angold-Stephens,Michael Talbot-Smith
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994-10-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136049866

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The Video Studio by Alan Bermingham,Ed Boyce,Ken Angold-Stephens,Michael Talbot-Smith Pdf

The recent demise of the independent television companies and the expansion of satellite and cable networks has led to an explosion in small, independent production facilities. In parallel with this development has been a steady increase in media training and a major expansion in corporate video facilities. The Video Studio is written for everyone contemplating setting-up a professional installation, whether studio or location based. The Video Studio shows how to estimate the scale of investment required and, depending on the nature and frequency of use of the facility, the layout of technical areas and the function of the main items of equipment is described in easy to understand language. In short this is a nuts and bolts approach to planning and operating a studio of 150 square metres or less. Completely updated to take account of all the recent technological advances which have taken place, the book now covers: DAT, timecode, digital compression, non-linear editing and all current digital video formats.

Author : United States. Air Force. Air Training Command
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : UIUC:30112066705499

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Apprentice Motion Picture Editorial Specialist by United States. Air Force. Air Training Command Pdf

Author : Joshua Au-Yeung
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781803245591

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Music for Film and Game Soundtracks with FL Studio by Joshua Au-Yeung Pdf

Create and compose production-quality music with the power of FL Studio 20 along with MuseScore and Wwise Key FeaturesDevelop widely applicable music composition techniques and create full orchestral scoresLeverage the power of FL Studio to create your own production-level soundtracksUse cutting-edge tools to fuel your creative ideas and launch your composer careerBook Description FL Studio is a cutting-edge software music production environment and a powerful and easy-to-use tool for composing music. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover how to use FL Studio's tools and techniques to design exciting soundtracks for your films, TV shows, video games, and much more. You'll start by understanding the business of composing, learning how to communicate, score, market your services, land gigs, and deliver music projects for clients like a professional. Next, you'll set up your studio environment, navigate key tools, such as the channel rack, piano roll, playlist, mixer, and browser, and export songs. The book then advances to show you how to compose orchestral music using MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) programming, with a dedicated section to string instruments. You'll create sheet music using MuseScore for live musicians to play your compositions. Later, you'll learn about the art of Foley for recording realistic sound effects, create adaptive music that changes throughout video games, and design music to trigger specific emotions, for example, scary music to terrify your listener. Finally, you'll work on a sample project that will help you prepare for your composing career. By the end of this book, you'll be able to create professional soundtrack scores for your films and video games. What you will learnCompose production-ready music for films and video gamesPlan and deliver a soundtrack music score for clients like a professionalApply practical music theory using themes, leitmotifs, scales, and modesCompose orchestral music with MIDI programmingDesign music for specific emotionsCreate sheet music with MuseScore, score music for films with Fruity Video Player, and make diegetic musicDesign interactive music by leveraging horizontal resequencing and vertical remixingWho this book is for This book is for musicians and programmers who want to take their music composing skills to a professional level. Film directors and game designers who want to get involved in scoring music for their own productions will also find this book useful. All you need is a computer and FL Studio to get started.

Author : Gayle Sherwood Magee
Publisher : Oxford Music / Media
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780199915965

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Robert Altman's Soundtracks by Gayle Sherwood Magee Pdf

Robert Altman's Soundtracks' offers a compelling new look at this celebrated director's films through his innovative uses of music and sound. As author Gayle Sherwood-Magee illustrates, Altman's considerable and varied output speaks to the changing film industry over decades from 'Nashville' to 'A Prairie Home Companion.