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Film Scoring: Start Here!

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Here is a general resource guide for film and video game scoring research, it includes books, soundtracks, websites, and Berklee clinics & presentations.

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Film Scores

Total Recall by Jerry Goldsmith
Call Number: MP1526 .G653 T68 2016
ISBN: 9780989004763
Publication Date: 2017-03-10
Full orchestral score
Suite from 'There will be blood' : for string orchestra, with ondes Martenot (or oboe) by Johnny Greenwood
Star Wars : Suite for Orchestra by John Williams
Call Number: PERFLIB M1527.2 .W67 S7 1977
Atmosphères : für grosses orchester = for large orchestra by György Ligeti
Call Number: OVRSZ MSc .L62 A8
Used in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Game Audio Books

Audio for Games by Alexander Brandon
Call Number: ML3795 .B74 2005
ISBN: 9780735714137
Game Audio Development with Unity 5. X by Micheal Lanham
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781787286450
Publication Date: 2017-06-30
Game Sound by Karen Collins
Call Number: ML3540.7 .C65 2008
ISBN: 026203378X
Publication Date: 2008-08-08
The Complete Guide to Game Audio by Aaron Marks
ISBN: 9780240810744
Publication Date: 2008-10-28
The Fat Man on Game Audio by George Sanger
Call Number: ML3795 .S264 2004
ISBN: 9781592730094
Publication Date: 2003-06-25

Film Soundtracks

The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers by Howard Shore
Call Number: CD 21189
Aliens by James Horner
Call Number: CD 6830
Psycho by Bernard Herrmann
Call Number: CD 13172
Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams
Call Number: CD 13439-13442 Disc 1-4
2001, A Space Odyssey by Various
Call Number: CD 13545
Inception [sound recording] : music from the motion picture by Hans Zimmer
Call Number: CD 32368
Publication Date: 2010

Game Soundtracks

Halo: Original Soundtrack by Martin O'Donnell
Call Number: CD 27439
Fable: Original Soundtrack by Shaw, Russell
Call Number: CD 27121
Uncharted 2 by Edmonson, Greg
Call Number: CD 32947
Infamous by Tobin, Amon
Call Number: CD 32948

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Subjects: Composition & Songwriting, Film Scoring, Production & Engineering

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