On the Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring

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 composers 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.