Improvising the score: rethinking modern film music through jazz

Introduction. Jazz goes to the movies

When strangers meet : structures, tensions, and negotiations in jazz/film collaborations

"Not a lot of people would go for that" : risk and experimentation in the improvised soundtracks of Birdman and Afterglow

"Honest, true portrayals" : Terence Blanchard, Spike Lee, and the racial politics of jazz scoring

"A film director's dream" : Dick Hyman plays the personal for Woody Allen

Conclusion. Miles ahead : a new way of making movie music?