The Performing Arts Reading Room provides access to the Music Division's broad range of film music resources, including a large collection of film scores.

Identify these materials by searching in the Library of Congress Online Catalog, browsing our list of Special Collections, searching within the Finding Aids Tool, combing Copyright Registration records, or searching within the many Databases and Electronic Resources to which the Library subscribes. Several databases are available off-site, but many may only be accessed on-site at the Library or via your local public or academic library.

The Music Division's collections of film scores and books are classified under the "M Class" in the Library of Congress Classification Schedule. The Division's collections also include Special Collections of primary source material that include screenplay drafts, letters, photographs, and other ephemera.

Find select Digital Content in several Digital Collections and Digital Exhibits with film music material, and read the Music Division's blog, In the Muse, which includes regular posts about film music.

These materials do not include recordings or film reels. Contact the Recorded Sound Research Center and the Moving Image Research Center for audio/visual materials.