movieprof

Thanks everybody! Believe it or not, I've already put the Cooke book on my syllabus. It's definitely useful and covers a lot of ground. It's amazing to me that there isn't a single monograph on Williams. Scarecrow Press has been doing an admirable job publishing individual case studies of films with richly detailed score analysis along with a broader historical reading. Sadly, no Williams work...yet. I'll try my hand at the French book and see what I can translate -- if anything, I might be able to draw on it for some lectures. There is no shortage of writings on Herrmann and classical Hollywood composers such as Steiner and Korngold. But Goldsmith, Williams, and even Morricone haven't received sustained analytical treatment (as some of you can probably attest to).

In the fall I'll be teaching a college course on the history of film music, and I was hoping someone here could point me to some useful academic or mainstream articles on Williams' work with Spielberg. We're devoting a few weeks to different director/composer relationships, and I have been searching various databases for articles on Spielberg/Williams to no avail. I'm less interested in brief, biography-driven pieces (or newspaper articles). Mostly I'm looking for some meaty pieces that analyze their films and styles. Anything and everything will be considered...so thank you all in advance for any help!