How the West Was Sung: Music in the Westerns of John Ford

by KKalinak (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2007

  $44.86

  Provides a comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Covering a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, this book explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. It states that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture.