From the pre-talkie/theatre organ days to today, music has played an integral role in movies. In fact, legendary producer Irving Thalberg said, "Without music there wouldn't have been a movie industry at all". This book features 39 fantastic themes (arranged for intermediate piano solo) from 39 films; an interesting article on film music; the complete history of Academy Awards for film scoring, including all nominees and winners since 1934; many photos; and a biography and complete list of films scored for each of the 17 composers represented. Includes themes from: Chinatown -- Cinema Paradiso -- Dances with Wolves -- La Dolce Vita -- Driving Miss Daisy -- E.T. -- The Godfather -- Lawrence of Arabia -- The Mission -- Out of Africa -- Psycho -- Schindler's List -- Taxi Driver -- and more.