A new book (in Danish) on sound and music in moving pictures: Lydens rolle. By Per Meinertsen, leader of the Sound Engineer education at the Danish Film School. Looks interesting, especially the really practical parts about when to use music and when not to. From his own introduction (at the link):
Hvorfor opleves nogle film dybere og mere vedkommende og intense end andre, og hvorfor opleves andre film som ligegyldige, banale, klichefyldte eller trættende?
Det er der mange bud på, men at lydsiden og især musikken i disse sammenhænge ofte kan spille en væsentlig rolle, er der kun meget få mennesker som er sig rigtigt bevidste om.
Sound can not only make a good film great, it can also fuck up a really good story. Sound is too often overheard, and yet it plays such a crucial part in our movie experience. Should a screenwriter consider the use of sound and music already in the writing stage? I certainly think so. In fact, why not try to write a whole story from sound and music? I know this guy has inspired me more than once. And this guy too.
i bought it. it’s pretty useless, unfortunately.
Too bad. But thanks for the comment. I’ll probably not buy it then ;-)
Please read the reviews:
http://www.filmskolen.dk/fileadmin/illustrationer/PDF/lydens_rolle.pdf
Thanks.