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Table of Contents:

• History, technology, and a determinist milieu for Hindi film song. Popular music as film music ; Musicians and technology in the Mumbai film-music industry ; Changing structures in the Mumbai film industry
• The life of music in the Mumbai film industry. Origins, training, and "joining the line" ; Roles, relations, and the creative process ; Rehearsals, recordings, and economics
• Music, instruments, and meaning from musicians' perspectives. Orchestras and orchestral procedures, instrumental change, arranging, and programming ; Issues of style, genre, and value in Mumbai film music
• Conclusion : oral history, change, and accounts of human agency.

Author/Creator:

Booth, Gregory D.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Behind the curtain: making music in Mumbai's film studios [by Booth, G.D.]

Subjects:

Motion picture music — Production and direction — India — Mumbai — History

Motion picture music — India — Mumbai — History and criticism

Motion picture industry — India — Mumbai — History

Motion picture music

Motion picture industry

India — Mumbai

Genres:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-303) and index.

Physical Description:

viii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Call Numbers:

ML2075 B66 2008

ISBNs:

9780195327632 (alk. paper)
0195327632 (alk. paper)
9780195327649 (alk. paper)
0195327640 (alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2008007201

OCLC Numbers:

193910626