Movie Song Catalog: Performers and Supporting Crew for the Songs Sung in 1460 Musical and Nonmusical Films, 1928-1988

By Ruth Benjamin

Book Overview

This is an exhaustive reference volume to the thousands of songs, songwriters and performers in 1,460 American and British films (musical and nonmusical) since the advent of the talkie in 1928. Listed alphabetically by film title, each entry provides full production information on the movie, including the country of origin, year of release, running time, director, musical director, musical score, studio, producer, orchestra or bands featured, music backup, vocalist, (dubber who sang on the soundtrack), and performers. Each song title in the main entry is followed by the name of the performer, lyricist, composer, and, when appropriate, arranger.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786467215
• ISBN13: 9780786467211
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

the most extraordinary movie song source

this must be the only book of its kind. the most complete resource for information on the songs {song titles,composers, lyricists, performers, films, etc} and the history of the film musical.