It is the companion to a major documentary to be released in Fall 09 to coincide with the band′s anniversary. The documentary follows the band on their 2008 Lost Highway tour and at home, talking about everything from life on the road and onstage to band members′ own personal crises.The book is illustrated with gorgeous new photos and stills from the documentary, providing unprecedented insights into a band that is known for staying away from the media. Archival photographs provide the complete picture of the band′s extraordinary reign at the top of the charts. Jon Bon Jovi is writing an introduction and text throughout the book, and the other band members, including Richie Sambora, are contributing extended captions. This is a unique portrait of rock legends after 25 years together, reflecting on their past as well looking forward to the future.

    All the atmosphere and excitement of the film is encapsulated in this selection of 14 pieces from the score, featuring music by Howard Shore, composer for the Lord of the Rings.

    Shore masterfully expands upon the musical palette of Middle-earth, blending familiar motifs from the The Lord of the Rings trilogy with an exciting array of memorable new themes. In addition to the piano arrangements, this beautifully produced souvenir folio features an array of colorful photos from the film. Titles: My Dear Frodo * Old Friends * An Unexpected Party * Axe or Sword? * Misty Mountains * The Adventure Begins * Radagast the Brown * Warg-scouts * A Good Omen * Song of the Lonely Mountain * Dreaming of Bag End * A Very Respectable Hobbit * Erebor * The Dwarf Lords.

    It offers a pragmatic approach to learning, intensified through challenging project assignments and simulations. Author Chance Thomas begins with the foundation of scoring principles applicable to all media, and then progresses serially through core methodologies specific to video game music. This book offers a powerful blend of aesthetic, technique, technology and business, which are all necessary components for a successful career as a video game composer.

    Clarke's thoughts and experiences during his progression from childhood, to the beginnings of his career as an internationally renowned cornet soloist. In a remarkably humble and sincere manner, Clarke leads us through his first experiences with an ophicleide which had "clappers as large as a teacup", his premature enlisting into the Queen's Own Regimental Band, a "frightful discord" when playing off-stage trumpet parts with an orchestra, work as a professional violist, illness, his cornet-playing heroes, swollen lips, his failures, and ultimately, a small taste of his many successes. This long-awaited reprint of Clarke's autobiographical sketches aims to present the author's words in a clear and easily accessible pocketbook format. A bare minimum of editing has been carried out in this edition, with only the most necessary and utmost minor changes made to punctuation, grammar and spelling, so that Clarke's words may be read fluently yet preserved as purely as possible. "How I became a cornetist - The autobiography of a cornet-playing pilgrim's progress" is a must read for any brass player, and provides a remarkably clear window into the past, through which we are warmly invited to look.

    Great for college non-music majors, continuing education class