Music: Film Music
Film Music Databases
- RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature includes content from the early 1800s through to the present. Sound recordings and motion pictures that present the results of scholarly research or fieldwork are also included. - International Inventory of Musical Sources (RISM)
Music manuscripts are listed in the online database of the Répertoire International des Sources Musicales. - Academy of Motion Picture Art and Sciences
The collections housed at the Archive include Academy Award® nominated films, the annual Oscar® telecasts, documentaries, silent movies, experimental films, film industry-related interviews and much more. - Naxos : Music in Movies
Although many feature films have music scores tailor-made for them by composers. Many blockbusters have called on pieces from the classical repertoire to provide a supporting ambience. - IMDb Database
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online.
- Journal of Film Music
The Journal of Film Music is a forum for the musicological study of film from the standpoint of dramatic musical art. - Music and the Moving Image
Provides information on the relationship between music and moving images, including film, television, music videos, computer games, performance art, and web-based media. - Journal of Film and Video
The Journal of Film and Video, an internationally respected forum, focuses on scholarship in the fields of film and video production, history, theory, criticism, and aesthetics. - The Soundtrack (Journal)
The Soundtrack is a multi-disciplinary, double-blind peer-reviewed journal that brings together research in the area of music and sound in relation to film and other moving image media, including television, games and installations. - CinemaScore (Journal)
CinemaScore® is the industry leader in measuring movie appeal among theatre audiences.
Database Tutorials
- Hocken Collections
The Hocken Collections include musical recordings in various formats and related documents. From the records of musical groups to the musical output of local (and locally-based) composers. - Complete Guide To Film Scoring
Complete Guide to Film Scoring. The Art and Business of Writing Music for Movies & TV. Author: Richard Davies. - Digital Score & Libretti
Loeb Music Library's digital collection of scores and libretti, selected for their rare or unique natures. - MUSOPEN
This page hosts classical sheet music pdf files for free and in the public domain. Browse sheet music by composer, instrument, form, or time period.
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