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Summary: A Must-Have Book for Lone Ranger Fans and Scholars
Review: Reginald Jones has done scholarship a real service by uncovering the most minute details of the economic and physical circumstances behind the production of the haunting background music for "The Lone Ranger" radio and television series. This thoroughly researched book should be known by historians, film critics, literary theorists, and anyone who has ever wondered not only what that music was but why it sounded the way it did. A landmark wedding of devotion to a cause with meticulous archival study.
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Summary: A Must-Have Book for Lone Ranger Fans and Scholars
Review: Reginald Jones has done scholarship a real service by uncovering the most minute details of the economic and physical circumstances behind the production of the haunting background music for "The Lone Ranger" radio and television series. This thoroughly researched book should be known by historians, film critics, literary theorists, and anyone who has ever wondered not only what that music was but why it sounded the way it did. A landmark wedding of devotion to a cause with meticulous archival study.
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Summary: Delightful musical archaeology
Review: This book is a quite pleasant surprise. It's written in a folksy, conversational style, befitting its less-than-earthshaking subject. However, Jones' research into the origins of the Lone Ranger Mood Music Library seems of consistently high caliber. His encyclopedic knowledge of the romantic composers rivals that of the dedicated staff that assembled this wonderful conglomeration of memorable themes which introduced so many young people (including me) to the magical world of classical music. An added bonus is the insider's view of the epic 1940's battle between ASCAP and BMI. That struggle nearly deprived us of a large part of America's musical heritage. The current controversy over unauthorized music downloads seems trivial by comparison.
Rating:
Summary: Delightful musical archaeology
Review: This book is a quite pleasant surprise. It's written in a folksy, conversational style, befitting its less-than-earthshaking subject. However, Jones' research into the origins of the Lone Ranger Mood Music Library seems of consistently high caliber. His encyclopedic knowledge of the romantic composers rivals that of the dedicated staff that assembled this wonderful conglomeration of memorable themes which introduced so many young people (including me) to the magical world of classical music. An added bonus is the insider's view of the epic 1940's battle between ASCAP and BMI. That struggle nearly deprived us of a large part of America's musical heritage. The current controversy over unauthorized music downloads seems trivial by comparison.
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