On the Track

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On the Track is written by Fred Karlin and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 113594802X (ISBN 10) and 9781135948023 (ISBN 13).

On the Track offers a comprehensive guide to scoring for film and television. Covering all styles and genres, the authors, both noted film composers, cover everything from the nuts-and-bolts of timing, cuing, and recording through balancing the composer's aesthetic vision with the needs of the film itself. Unlike other books that are aimed at the person "dreaming" of a career, this is truly a guide that can be used by everyone from students to technically sophisticated professionals. It contains over 100 interviews with noted composers, illustrating the many technical points made through the text.