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Movie Song Catalog
Performers and Supporting Crew for the Songs Sung in 1460 Musical and Nonmusical Films, 1928-1988
by Ruth Benjamin and Arthur Rosenblatt
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An exhaustive reference volume to the thousands of songs, songwriters and performers in 1,460 American and British films (musical and nonmusical) since the advent of the talkie in 1928. Listed alphabetically by film title, each entry provides full production information on the movie, including the country of origin, year of release, running time, director, musical director, musical score, studio, producer, orchestra or bands featured, music backup, vocalist, (dubber who sang on the soundtrack), and performers. Each song title in the main entry is followed by the name of the performer, lyricist, composer, and, when appropriate, arranger.
About the authors:
Ruth Benjamin is a professional writer and lives in New York.
Press Reviews:
"recommended"—Choice; "impressive and exhaustive"—Booklist; "comprehensively and accurately researched…. The presentation is excellent, with 352 library bound pages of fascinating movie song facts…. Thoroughly recommended"—CTA Bulletin.
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