Music Libraries and Imagined Images.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Durand, Júlia, author.

Series:

New Approaches to Sound, Music, and Media.

New Approaches to Sound, Music, and Media

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture music--Production and direction.

Motion picture music.

Production music--Analysis, appreciation.

Production music.

Television music--Production and direction.

Television music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

A study of how library music is created, received and used in online media, and what sets it apart from other musical practices.

Contents:

'The music industry's step-child' : an introduction to library music

I. Old Habits. 'The importance of being usable' : library music as functional music ; 'A soundtrack to a film that doesn't exist yet' : music for unknown images ; Sleazy sax, playful pizzicato, and other clichés we live by ; From industry to craft : composers' practices in library music

II. New Practices. 'Fresh, hand-picked tracks' : libraries' commercial strategies ; 'An infinite number of hobbyists' : library music's new users ; From gender reveals to pimple popping : library music and meaning-making online ; 'Grab your knife' : library music as raw material

In constant musicking : the futures of library music.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9798765153017

9798765153024

OCLC:

1587321508