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Books about film composers or film score history in general, What do you recommend?

There are so many -- and the thread is bound to fill up fast -- that I'll just go with my most recent discovery:





Published recently and drawing on newly available sources, it's an absolutely fascinating read.

A Heart At Fire's Center by Steven Smith is so far the most interesting biography of a single film composer I've read. But in a more general way, all the books by Tony Thomas on the subject should be a good start.

Thank you for the responses, I'll give those a try.


I am currently reading the book "Torn Music" by Gergely Hubai, It's a history of rejected film scores. The Forward is written by Christopher Young who recommends it highly.

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Jim Phillips