Dear Screen-L: The University of California Press is pleased to announce the publication of: Beyond the Soundtrack: Representing Music in Cinema Daniel Goldmark is Assistant Professor of Music History at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of _Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon_ (UC Press). Lawrence Kramer is Professor of English and Music at Fordham University and editor of _19th Century Music._ His many books include _Opera and Modern Culture, Musical Meaning: Toward a Critical History,_ and _Why Classical Music Still Matters,_ all from UC Press. Richard Leppert is Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. His many books include _Theodor W. Adorno: Essays on Music,_ and _The Sight of Sound: Music, Representation, and the History of the Body,_ both from UC Press. http://go.ucpress.edu/GoldmarkBeyond "Put briefly, this is a superb collection of essays. They are lucidly and eloquently written, and make their points with wit and clarity. They are full of perceptive, highly stimulating, and occasionally provocative illustrations of how practice connects to theory (and vice versa) without getting bogged down in academic language."-Derek B. Scott, author of _From the Erotic to the Demonic: On Critical Musicology_ This groundbreaking collection by the most distinguished musicologists and film scholars in their fields gives long overdue recognition to music as equal to the image in shaping the experience of film. Refuting the familiar idea that music serves as an unnoticed prop for narrative, these essays demonstrate that music is a fully imagined and active power in the worlds of film. Even where films do give it a supporting role-and many do much more-music makes an independent contribution. Drawing on recent advances in musicology and cinema studies, _Beyond the Soundtrack_ interprets the cinematic representation of music with unprecedented richness. The authors cover a broad range of narrative films, from the "silent" era (not so silent) to the present. Once we think beyond the soundtrack, this volume shows, there is no unheard music in cinema. Full information about the book, including the table of contents, is available online: http://go.ucpress.edu/GoldmarkBeyond -- Lolita Guevarra Electronic Marketing Coordinator University of California Press Tel. 510.643.4738 | Fax 510.643.7127 [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu