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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781847670038

RRP: £25.00

PAGES: 896

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 18, 2008

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Lights, Camera, Soundtracks: The Ultimate Guide to Popular Music in the Movies

Martin C. Strong

Brendon Griffin

Lights, Camera, Soundtracks surveys over 50 years of rock ‘n’ roll movies, musicals and performance films. The book identifies the top guns involved in each film, provides a storyline, rates the film, and reviews its soundtrack. From pop and rock musicals, like the classic Elvis Presley vehicle Jailhouse Rock and the recent Tenacious D showpiece The Pick of Destiny, to performance films and documentaries like Woodstock and Dig!, and the bumping bootilicious jams of the blaxploitation genre, all manner of rock and popular music film is here. And special mention is made of the rock and pop luminaries who have written film scores, such as Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave and Ry Cooder. This is the ultimate, indispensable book for film and music lovers alike.

Reviews of Lights, Camera, Soundtracks: The Ultimate Guide to Popular Music in the Movies

"A killer tome… this one can be safely filed under 'unbelievable'." Fred Dellar, NME "There isn't a better guide on the market" Guardian "An essential for music obsessives everywhere." Mojo "Insanely meticulous" Independent "A music fan's Bible." Daily Record"

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Martin C. Strong

MARTIN C. STRONG has been researching and compiling discographies for around 25 years, among them The Great Metal Discography, The Great Alternative and Indie Discography, The Great Psychedelic Discography and, of course, The Great Rock Discography. He lives in Falkirk, Scotland.